Social energy tariff plan quietly scrapped
Social energy tariff plan that reduces bills of the poor/vulnerable scrapped by UK Govt.
Govt says it is looking at other ways.
My suggestions:
Resign
General election
Higher wages/benefits
End profiteering
Effective windfall tax
Nationalise energyhttps://t.co/fSyd3PLGNG— Prem Sikka (@premnsikka) January 16, 2024
Plans to launch an energy social tariff which would help low income households with energy costs have reportedly been “quietly shelved” by the Government.
The Tory Government first pledged to consider energy social tariffs – which are cheaper tariffs for certain groups – in 2022, and this was doubled down on by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Energy Secretary Grant Schapps last year.
However, Government sources have indicated that social tariffs are “no longer a priority” and that ministers were looking into other ways to help those struggling with energy costs.
The move comes despite calls from charities, organisations and energy companies themselves calling for the introduction of a social tariff for energy. End Fuel Poverty Coalition co-ordinator Simon Francis said the decision to “abandon plans” for energy bill reform would be a “slap in the face to British households.
Well.
You didn’t really think the Tories would do anything to stop the privateers from fleecing us all, did you?
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Toerags will never help the workers in society only tax them while they do all in their power to not pay taxes and point out we are the social scroungers how quaint
If the fascist tories were to enact a Social Energy Tariff this would be a betrayal of all their greedy and cruel policies. Namely fascist tories only exist to increase their wealth and the wealth of all those fascist tory donors!
Remember government doesn’t exist to ensure everyone in the UK has right to free health care, safe public buildings including schools, clean rivers and seas and not forgetting services such as refuse collection, sufficient and properly paid nurses and doctors. No government exists to ensure greedy multi national corporations and large businesses increase their wealth by exploiting employees and ensuring their salaries are so low the employees have to access private food banks!