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‘Why is it always workers and communities that have to pay?’
ENERGY giants will be taxed less as a New Year’s Day fuel price cap increase hits young families and disabled people the hardest during a cold snap, campaigners have warned.Average bills will rise despite falling wholesale prices, while a swathe of cold health alerts is in force across Britain.Today’s 0.2 per cent increase to Ofgem’s energy price cap will equate to a rise of about 28p a month for the average household in England, Wales and Scotland remaining on a standard variable tariff.