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The SNP’s focus on social energy tariffs is welcome, but it will take more than this to cut bills

  • Written by: Karen Turner, Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde

The Scottish National Party manifesto includes a promise that their MPs will call for a statutory social tariff for energy (and other utilities). This focus on social tariffs in public debate is welcome, but it needs to form part of a wider package of reforms.

Help with energy bills, which are likely to remain high into the next decade, and...

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