British Gas price hike sparks fresh row over impact of policy costs

Madeleine Cuff
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Government challenges claim rising policy and transmission costs are to blame for price rise

British Gas has announced a 12.5 per cent increase to its electricity prices from next month, laying much of the blame on rising policy costs including subsidies for renewables, social levies, and the...

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