ENERGY bills rocket by £700 today — as blackmailing Vladimir Putin threatens to send them even higher by turning off gas supplies. British Gas, E.ON, Scottish Power and EDF websites were down yeste…
The Chancellor is facing massive pressure to come up with a bigger bills bailout after his mini-Budget bombed.
He has promised £350 off bills for most, eased the tax burden on the lowest paid and promised 1p off income tax in 2024.Senior Tory MP Robert Halfon told The Sun: “As the cap rises today, it will put huge pressure on millions of families. “The £9billion spent on cutting energy bills is hugely welcome, but cutting the green levies or introducing a downwards green levies escalator — when international energy prices are so high — would really make a difference.
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