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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kalyeena Makortoff

Ovo Energy chief calls for ‘progressive’ scheme for bills similar to tax system

Stephen Fitzpatrick
‘This scheme can’t be open-ended and unlimited. It should be progressive just like the tax system,’ Stephen Fitzpatrick says. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/Reuters

The chief executive of UK’s third largest energy supplier, Ovo Energy, has called for the government to introduce a “progressive” scheme for energy bills that would give greater support for poor households but taper off for richer users, similar to the UK’s tax system.

The proposal for a banded energy subsidy is part of a 10-point plan put forward by Stephen Fitzpatrick, whose energy company serves 4.5 million customers.

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