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25-Aug-22, 10:10
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

New PM Must Think The Unthinkable On Energy Bills Support, As Winter Catastrophe Threatens Families' Physical And Financial Health




The new Prime Minister will need to introduce radical new policy support - such as energy bill freezes and solidarity taxes, or unprecedented social tariffs costing tens of billions of pounds – to prevent the deepening energy bills crisis becoming a serious threat to families' physical and financial health this winter, according to a new Resolution Foundation report published today (Thursday 25 August 2022). A Chilling Crisis examines the impact of rising energy bills on low, middle and high-income households this winter, with the price cap forecast to hit £3,600 in October and top £4,500 in January, and the policy response required. [Read Full Article (https://caithness-business.co.uk/article/17577)]