Budget to remove 'unfair' standing charges on gas bills - saving millions of Brits money
The charges are a fixed daily fee added to bills.
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- Standing charges to be scrapped from gas bills next year.
- Gas bill standing charges to be scrapped for millions, Treasury says ahead of Budget.
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- LELondon Evening Standard (GB)Center
Standing charges to be scrapped from gas bills next year
- TIThe Independent (GB)Left
Gas bill standing charges to be scrapped for millions, Treasury says ahead of Budget
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Budget to remove 'unfair' standing charges on gas bills - saving millions of Brits money
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Mirror (GB): Chancellor John Healey will announce the removal of standing charges from gas bills in today's Budget - saving British families an average o
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The Independent (GB): Standing charges are fixed daily fees applied separately to gas and electricity bills
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London Evening Standard (GB): The charges are a fixed daily fee added to bills.
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