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UK Treasury proposes plan to cut extra £400 off fuel costs, the Times reports

UK finance minister Nadhim Zahawi has asked officials in the exchequer to work on a multibillion pound package that could lead to an extra 400 pound ($485.20) cut in energy bills, the Times reported on Saturday.

UK Treasury proposes plan to cut extra £400 off fuel costs, the Times reports
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According to the newspaper, the chancellor is working for a proposal for government-backed lending schemes for suppliers which would result in a reduced energy price cap from January.

The new proposal will change how the country's energy regulator Ofgem determines the level at which the price cap should be set by removing an allowance that suppliers charge consumers, the newspaper said.

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