Big six energy firms say price regulation strips out competition, and urges taxation to help ‘fuel poor’
Theresa May’s plan to cap gas and electricity bills could put billions of investment in the UK at risk by creating huge uncertainty over government intentions, according to the body representing the big six energy suppliers.
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