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The Government should further prioritise reducing electricity costs by removing appropriate policy costs from electricity...
Recommendation
The Government should further prioritise reducing electricity costs by removing appropriate policy costs from electricity bills and funding them through general taxation. This would improve affordability for households and businesses, strengthen incentives for the electrification of heat and transport, and avoid placing additional costs on households that are not yet able to switch away from gas. Shifting policy costs from electricity to gas bills may improve price signals in the short term, but would risk unfairly penalising households who face practical, financial or housing constraints on electrification. (Recommendation, Paragraph 130)
Source
Committee
Environmental Audit Committee
Inquiry
The Seventh Carbon Budget
Report
8th Report - The Seventh Carbon Budget
04 Mar 2026
HC 1327
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.2 yrs
Report published
04 Mar 2026