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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Labour ‘underestimating cost of freezing energy bills by up to £8bn’

PA Wire

Labour appears to have underestimated the price of its plan to ease the cost-of-living crisis by up to £8 billion, analysis suggests.

Earlier this month, the party’s leader Sir Keir Starmer announced proposals for a six-month freeze on energy bills at the current £1,971 price cap, funded in part by expanding the windfall tax on oil and gas profits.

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