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What the government is doing to keep your energy bill down

Government is keeping bills as low as possible by encouraging more competition; making switching energy supplier easier; and controlling public subsidies paid for through energy bills.

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
22 January 2016
Last updated
9 March 2016 鈥� See all updates
This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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What the Government is doing to keep your energy bill down

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皇冠体育app cost of your energy bill is determined by a including wholesale, network and environmental costs. Government is keeping bills as low as possible by encouraging more competition; making switching energy supplier easier; and controlling public subsidies paid for through energy bills.

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Published 22 January 2016
Last updated 9 March 2016 show all updates

  1. Updated number of energy suppliers to 37

  2. First published.

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