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Part of Energy Security and Net Zero – in the House of Commons at on 19 September 2023.

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Photo of Jeff Smith Jeff Smith Shadow Minister (Clean Power and Consumers)

According to analysis by the Resolution Foundation, more than a third of British households face higher Bills from the end of this month because of higher standing charges and the demise of the energy bills support scheme, and the people who use the least energy, and those in the poorest households, are disproportionately worse off. At the same time, the windfall tax has massive loopholes costing billions. Would not closing those loopholes and extending more help to people during the cost of living crisis be the right thing to do?

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