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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

Tax the banks to save households £290 on energy bills at Budget, Healey urged

Chancellor John Healey must find £6bn to expand energy support at the Budget and ensure every household is protected from anticipated price rises, an influential think tank has said.

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) – formerly run by energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh for six years – has urged John Healey to make bill support reach as widely as possible as he considers which cost of living measures to announce on Wednesday.

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