Three reasons why UK electricity prices are so high
The government has announced it will cut VAT on domestic electricity to zero but Britons still pay more for power than many other European nations.
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""We've probably underinvested in the last decade and now we're trying to catch up so there's quite a lot of spending.""
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The government has announced it will cut VAT on domestic electricity to zero but Britons still pay more for power than many other European nations.
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