Study: Moving levies off energy bills could save households up to £530 a year

James Murray
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Latest calls for reforms to green levy regime come as analysts warn conflict in Middle East is set to result in a 10 per cent increase in energy bills

Households could enjoy savings of between £170 and £530 if the government moved the levies imposed on energy bills into general taxation, immediately lifting 900,000 households out of fuel poverty...

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