Douglas Ross defends PM's plan to freeze bills without windfall tax on energy firms

Douglas Ross says he supports Liz Truss in her plan to not apply a windfall tax to energy companies which expected to make £170billion in excess profits over the next year

DOUGLAS Ross has defended Liz Truss’s plan to freeze energy bills despite the fact this will hit taxpayers in the pocket over the coming decades.

The Scottish Tory leader told BBC Radio Scotland he supported the new Prime Minister’s plan to borrow almost £100billion in order to pay for freezing bills at around £2500 a year, rather than applying a windfall tax to oil and gas giants.