Submitted on Sunday 13th March 2022
Rejected on Monday 21st March 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Lower the tariffs for gas and electricity.
Lower the price gap instantly and remove VAT from all household bills.
Lower gas and electricity tariffs and remove VAT on all household bills.
Working class people cannot afford this latest increase of 54% to their utility bills. Tariffs are charged the same to all customers across the country. Salaries are not the same. Government ministers and CEO’s of companies are able to afford increases. All OFCOM have done is increase the populations anxiety and worry as to how they are going to make ends meet.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The energy cap is set by Ofgem, which is operationally independent of the Government and Parliament.
You can find out more about the increase to the energy price cap here: www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/price-cap-increase-ps693-april
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Cut the VAT charged on energy bills: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597470
Subsidise energy prices to offset any increase in the energy price cap: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/606586
Tax 50% of the Energy Companies profits to help households pay bills: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/607983
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