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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Josie Clarke

Competition watchdog warns suppliers over soaring heating oil costs

Home heating oil is used by around 1.5 million households in the UK (Alamy/PA) -

The competition watchdog has warned that it expects consumers who have ordered heating oil to receive it at the agreed price, as the Middle East conflict sends the cost of the fuel soaring.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it “won’t hesitate to take action” if it suspects consumer or competition law is being broken.

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