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Originally Posted by nomadking
They say they are going save households £1,000. but will not give out the £400. So shouldn't that be £600?
Spending borrowed/stolen money is easy, the problem comes with paying it back. Just look at Greece.
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Ok but then the cost falls on people.
There is no plan that doesn't involve the Government underwriting the wholesale cost of energy. Give cash to people? Compensate the suppliers for the difference between the current cap and the now frozen new cap? Nationalise the lot and buy the energy passing that onto the consumer at a reduced cost?
All of them involve subsidising the cost of energy. Otherwise we don't and people turn off their heating this winter and even then find they can't afford other things because they're still paying the standing charge.