Friday, March 31, 2023

UK Households face net zero penalty for sticking with gas

Households face net zero penalty for sticking with gas
  • Levies will be applied to bills as part of incentive to go green
"Households are to be penalised if they do not switch away from gas under net zero plans to be unveiled on Thursday...
The proposals risk forcing household gas bills up by as much as £100 a year, while electricity costs will come down.
Speaking on Wednesday, Grant Shapps, secretary of state for energy security and net zero, said: “If we want people to switch to an electricity-based economy, it would be better if [levies] were shifted onto the gas side of things...

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