British Gas price hike due to 'rising costs'
British Gas managing director Phil Bentley has said rising costs that are largely outside the company's control but which make up most tariffs, were to blame for the announced 6 percent price hike.
– British Gas managing director Phil BentleyBritain's North Sea gas supplies are running out, and British Gas has to pay the going rate for gas in a competitive global marketplace.
Furthermore, the investment needed to maintain and upgrade the national grid to deliver energy to our customers' homes, and the costs of the Government's policies for a clean, energy-efficient Britain, are all going up.
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Why has British Gas increased its energy prices?
British Gas has confirmed they are putting their energy prices up for this winter by an average of six percent.