October will be 'horrific' for poorest, says Scottish Power chief on energy price increase
Guardian, 19 Apr 2022
An increase in energy bills in October is going to be 'truly horrific' and will hit vulnerable and the poorest hardest, Scottish Power chief executive, Keith Anderson, says.
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Speaking at a business, energy and industrial strategy committee meeting in parliament, Anderson says the government will have to step in as the size of the increase – that will hit people on prepayment meters most – is beyond what the British power industry can deal with
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