英国能源监管机构 Ofgem 宣布,受全球能源市场价格飙升影响,自10月起英国家庭能源价格上限将上调4% 1。典型家庭的年度能源费用将达到1723英镑,创下三年来的最高水平,而7月至9月期间的费用为1663英镑 1。与2024年相比,典型家庭每年将因此多支付约350英镑 1。
能源大臣 Miatta Fahnbulleh 在 Reddit 平台回应公众提问时表示,政府已取消电费增值税,并在预算中减免150英镑以缓解压力 1。她同时呼吁对能源公司和银行征收暴利税,以帮助弱势家庭 1。英国职工大会(TUC)总书记 Paul Nowak 也呼吁对银行利润征税 1。消除燃料贫困联盟(End Fuel Poverty Coalition)协调员 Simon Francis 指出,部分家庭因负担不起而减少了能源使用 1。
The UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced that the household energy price cap will increase by 4% starting in October, reaching £1,723 annually and marking the highest level in three years 1. This increase is driven by soaring prices in the global energy market, meaning a typical household will pay approximately £350 more each year compared to 2024 1. The new rate follows the previous cap of £1,663, which was in effect from July to September 1.
Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh stated that the government has eliminated VAT on electricity and provided a £150 reduction in energy bills in the budget to ease the financial pressure 1. During a Reddit session answering public questions, Fahnbulleh also called for a windfall tax on energy companies and banks to help vulnerable households 1. Paul Nowak, General Secretary of the TUC, called for a tax on bank profits 1. Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, pointed out that some families are reducing their energy use because they cannot afford it 1.
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