Economy
Energy bills to be capped at £2,500 a year from October
The policy builds on the £400 payment to households set out by former chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this year, while an additional six-month scheme for businesses, schools and hospitals will provide equivalent support over the winter
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Prime minister Liz Truss has announced today that energy bills for typical households will be capped at £2,500 annually for their gas and electricity bills from the start of this coming October.
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