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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Turkey's Erdogan tries to ease surging energy bills

AP

Turkey’s president announced a set of measures Wednesday that aim to bring relief to households and businesses reeling from high inflation and soaring electricity bills.

In a televised address following a Cabinet meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said authorities would readjust the level under which higher electricity tariffs for households using more energy kick in, while some 4 million households in the country of more than 84 million people would receive state subsidies to help with high natural gas and electricity bills.

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