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A typical household in Great Britain will pay £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more support Nils Pratley: Labour’s energy bills crisis is getting worse Business live – latest updates Millions of British households will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of rising market prices pushed up the government’s price cap for the second time in three months.
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