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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Gilmour

Former BP chief says price cap should be suspended

PA Wire

A former vice president of BP has said the latest price cap should be suspended and called for taxes to be increased on oil producers if they are not facing “real costs”.

Nick Butler, who worked for BP for more than 30 years, said he did not think the Ofgem cap should have been announced with no “modification or mitigation”.

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