{"id":87801,"date":"2018-05-11T23:53:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T16:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/npower-price-rise-sparks-widespread-criticism\/"},"modified":"2018-05-12T00:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T17:03:23","slug":"npower-price-rise-sparks-widespread-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/npower-price-rise-sparks-widespread-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Npower price rise sparks widespread criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nPoliticians and consumer groups condemn decision to increase standard variable tariff price by 5.3%Npower has been roundly condemned by politicians, consumer groups and comparison sites after it became the fifth of the big six energy suppliers to raise prices.About 1 million customers on the firm\u2019s standard variable tariff will be hit by a 5.3%, or \u00a364, increase per year from 17 June, taking a typical annual dual-fuel bill to \u00a31,230. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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