PoliticsBudget 2026 live: chancellor says ending gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year
Chancellor John Healey is due to deliver the first budget of Andy Burnham’s government. The Treasury says removing fixed gas standing charges could save around 60% of households an average of £45 a year. Burnham and Healey are presenting the change as the beginning of wider energy-market reform.
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Budget 2026 live: chancellor says ending gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year
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