Daily Mirror

How much would a VAT fuel cut save your bill?

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Low user

Typically defined as a household in a one or two-bed home using around 8,000kWh of gas and 1,800kWh of electricit­y per year.

Their average annual bill is £884 – £73 a month – of which £42 goes to the Treasury in VAT.

If the price cap jumps by around 50% from April as feared, that same customer could be shelling out £1,326 a year, or just over £110 a month.

Scrapping VAT on household energy could save them...

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