Energy price cap to rise on Friday as FM meets with energy bosses

Nicola Sturgeon is due to meet energy suppliers and poverty campaigners tomorrow

By the end of this week we will know how much our energy bills will go up by this autumn. On Friday, the energy watchdog will announce the amount suppliers will be able to charge households for gas and electricity from October.

As things stand, it’ll be another inflation-busting increase– potentially an 80% rise. The Scottish Government’s warning more than a third of the country will be in fuel poverty as a result– and the First Minister is warning lives will be lost unless significant action is taken.

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