Families get ￡500m energy bills lifeline

摘要

Energy suppliers could fork out /500m in a windfall tax to lift families out of fuel poverty. Labour MP Dr Alan Whitehead has put forward an amendment to the Climate Change Bill, to be discussed at committee stage this week, which would mean utility companies had to partly fund a massive investment programme led by councils to insulate half of all homes in England for the next five years. It could cut household emissions by 20% and knock ￡200 a year off the bills of Iom householders. Dr Whitehead said: 'Getting local authorities and energy companies to work together and match consumers contributions will be a very effective way to achieve lower energy use and better efficiency.