This April, Rishi Sunak is planning to hike average energy bills to £3,000. His plans would pile more misery on people who are already struggling with rising mortgages, rent, taxes and shopping bills.
Is this because wholesale prices have gone up? No, they've gone down.
Is it because Ofgem's energy price cap has increased? No, just this morning they announced it has been decreased.
Rishi Sunak and his Conservative Government are making a choice. They could afford to cut bills, but instead they are putting them up.
It's the wrong choice for our country, and Liberal Democrats will fight to change it, said Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey, MP.. We are calling on the Government to introduce our plans to reduce the average energy bill to £1,971 - the level it was last April, saving the average household an estimated £400 on their energy bills over the next 12 months.
We want to see additional targeted support for the least well-off households, including doubling the Warm Homes Discount to £300.
Alongside, this we are calling on the government to U-turn on its plans to slash energy bill support for businesses, schools, leisure centres and hospitals by 85%, and instead extend current levels of support for another six months. |
