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18/01/2008
British Gas To Raise Prices
British Gas has announced plans to increase prices for gas and electricity by 15%. The announcement by the firm, the UK's biggest power provider, followed the announcement of price increases by rival companies Npower and EDF Energy.
The price hikes, which will affect the company's 16 million customers will come into effect immediately. However, around 2.4 million customers on fixed-term tariffs will not be affected by the increase and British Gas owner Centrica confirmed that the 340,000 vulnerable customers on the company's Essentials tariff will have the increase delayed until winter is over.
Centrica said that British Gas would be loss-making this year without the introduction of the price increase, blaming rises in the costs of transport and distribution of energy for the rise, as well as the cost of meeting government targets on the use of renewable energy sources and the reduction of carbon emissions.
EDF Energy announced that it was increasing electricity prices by 7.9% and gas prices by 12:9% earlier this week, while two weeks Npower announced that electricity prices would increase by 12.7% and gas prices by 17.2%.
(KMcA)
The price hikes, which will affect the company's 16 million customers will come into effect immediately. However, around 2.4 million customers on fixed-term tariffs will not be affected by the increase and British Gas owner Centrica confirmed that the 340,000 vulnerable customers on the company's Essentials tariff will have the increase delayed until winter is over.
Centrica said that British Gas would be loss-making this year without the introduction of the price increase, blaming rises in the costs of transport and distribution of energy for the rise, as well as the cost of meeting government targets on the use of renewable energy sources and the reduction of carbon emissions.
EDF Energy announced that it was increasing electricity prices by 7.9% and gas prices by 12:9% earlier this week, while two weeks Npower announced that electricity prices would increase by 12.7% and gas prices by 17.2%.
(KMcA)
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Npower today announced reductions in domestic gas prices for approximately two million standard domestic gas customers averaging 7%, or £50. These cuts will take effect from 26 March and will make npower cheaper on average than British Gas for gas. Npower said its monthly direct debit gas customers will receive £50 a year discounts, up from £20.
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UK Inflation Remains At Current Rate
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation remained unchanged at 3.1% in September. Including a higher proportion of housing costs, the Retail Prices Index (RPI), fell back slightly to 4.6%.
27 July 2006
Energy bills set to rise again
British Gas owner Centrica has announced plans to increase energy bills from September. Centrica announced that gas bills would increase by 12.4%, while electricity bills would rise by 9.4%. British Gas blamed the "unprecedented" rise in the cost of wholesale energy costs for the latest rise.
Energy bills set to rise again
British Gas owner Centrica has announced plans to increase energy bills from September. Centrica announced that gas bills would increase by 12.4%, while electricity bills would rise by 9.4%. British Gas blamed the "unprecedented" rise in the cost of wholesale energy costs for the latest rise.
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