{"id":52351,"date":"2017-04-20T12:59:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T05:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-gas-and-electricity-customers-face-price-rise-double-whammy\/"},"modified":"2017-04-20T13:10:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T06:10:36","slug":"uk-gas-and-electricity-customers-face-price-rise-double-whammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/uk-gas-and-electricity-customers-face-price-rise-double-whammy\/","title":{"rendered":"UK gas and electricity customers face price rise double whammy"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSome energy consumers could see bills soar by up to 60% as cheap fixed-rate deals end just as standard tariffs increases kick inThousands of households are being hit with 40%-plus increases to their gas and electricity bills \u2013 far above the price hikes announced by the big energy firms in recent months. A combination of sneaky changes to billing structures, regional variations and the fact that many popular fixed-price tariffs have come to an end have left furious Guardian Money readers complaining that their bills are set to rise by \u00a3300 to \u00a3400 a year, contrary to official price rise figures from the major providers.Most big suppliers (and a number of smaller rivals) announced standard tariff increases of 8% to 15%, with many coming into effect in recent weeks. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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