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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart Economics editor

Cut £175 from energy bills for low-income homes, says thinktank

An energy bill on a phone screen
Under the proposals, support would be restricted to households in where the highest earner is taking home £24,000 a year or less. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Labour should draw up an emergency plan to cut energy prices for low-income families by up to £175 this winter, the Resolution Foundation has said.

One of Andy Burnham’s first policy announcements as prime minister was to remove VAT temporarily from electricity bills, saving households about £45 a year.

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