Energy bills: Ministers not seeking 'price pledge'

Mr Osborne said the change would be part-funded by extra tax money from cracking down on tax avoidance. That would reduce annual bills by approximately £12, the BBC understands.

Chancellor George Osborne said the government would pay for some measures currently included in people's bills, and the cost of insulating homes would be spread over a longer period.

This would "help families" and firms would comply with the changes, he said.

no price pledge other then a minimum 10% increases a year for at least 50 years ...

I'm agog the best the prime minister can do is ask the utility companies to play nice. How utterly useless and ineffective does that look?

...and if you look at the cost of enegy we seem to ahve some of the cheapest in Europe

http://order-order.com/2013/09/25/how-do-uk-retail-energy-prices-compare-to-rest-of-europe/
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http://www.efficientthings.com/blog/2012/10/25/energy-showdown-uk-vs-europe-energy-prices-and-energy-consumption-infographic/
so unless you are going to do a Venezula and sell at less than cost it ain't going to get much cheaper