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03/03/2017
SSE Airtricity Announces Gas Price Rise
More than 140,000 SSE Airtricity customers are to see a 7% rise in their monthly gas bill from the end of March.
The company has said that the price increase is a result of "sustained increases in global wholesale gas costs which have risen by over 50% in the last 12 months".
The average household gas bill is expected to increase £36 a year.
(MH/LM)
The company has said that the price increase is a result of "sustained increases in global wholesale gas costs which have risen by over 50% in the last 12 months".
The average household gas bill is expected to increase £36 a year.
(MH/LM)
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