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Last autumn at the budget, we asked those with the broadest shoulders to pay their fair share so we could take £150 of costs off energy bills.

We took this action because our Government’s number one priority is to tackle Britain’s affordability crisis. We know that families have been struggling with their bills, and we are determined to act.

Today, it has been confirmed that, thanks to our actions, the energy price cap will fall by 6.6 per cent or £117 from this April, bringing down bills for families across the country. This comes on top of our decision to expand the £150 Warm Home Discount to around 6 million low-income families this winter.

Bills are now headed in the right direction, but we have much more to do. This........

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