British Gas owner Centrica recorded profits of more than £3bn last year as it became the latest energy giant to post a bumper windfall from soaring prices fuelled by Vladimir Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine.
The UK-based firm’s full profits for 2022 more than tripled from the £948m recorded last year, prompting fresh calls by opposition parties, unions and climate campaigners for the government to introduce a “proper” windfall tax.
