A round-up of what you need to know about the major announcements for homes and businesses in Northern Ireland
Household gas and electricity bills in Northern Ireland will be capped from November under UK government plans, it was announced on Wednesday.
It is expected to save the typical household £1,000 a year based on current energy prices from October. Each week, our Political Reporter Brendan Hughes pulls together some of the biggest and most important matters from Belfast and Northern Ireland that we think you’d be interested in reading. The Consumer Council in Northern Ireland suggests heating oil currently costs more than £520 for 500 litres, compared to around £220 a year ago.
The SDLP, which has called for a voucher scheme for 1,000 litres of oil for every home in Northern Ireland which relies on oil heating, described the Government's proposed payment as an "insult".Businesses The Government also announced plans to introduce a cap on wholesale energy bills for businesses in Great Britain from October, and said a parallel scheme will be established in Northern Ireland.
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