Rishi Sunak pledges more energy bill handouts

The Tory leadership candidate has said families will get ‘a few hundreds more’ as part of the new cost of living plan

Europe urged to clamp down on growing greenhouse gases black market

Illegal hydrofluorocarbons smuggled into the EU amount to nearly 30% of the legal trade, according to the Environmental Investigation Agency

Rishi Sunak vows to scrap VAT on energy bills

Tory leadership candidate says the temporary cut will help people amid spiralling energy prices

Government to “receive extra billions from soaring energy bills”

It is estimated that the increase in bills from October will generate an extra £2.6 billion for the government

Energy industry calls for more energy bill support

The government has been urged to scrap VAT on energy bills

Electric generators among EU goods that have tax and VAT waived for Ukrainians

The waiver applies to goods imported by state organisations and charitable or philanthropic organisations approved by the authorities of the member states

Boris Johnson not ruling out cutting VAT on energy bills

The Prime Minister has admitted that there may be more things that have to be done to help people with the rising cost of living

Ireland’s energy poverty breaks new record

The number of fuel poor households surpassed that recorded 28 years ago, according to a report

Britons forced to sell their cars as fuel prices hit record levels

The AA has called on the government to cut fuel duty by 10p per litre immediately

Government to unveil energy bill handout to ease financial pain

The £200 loan will reportedly be scrapped and replaced by a sum that will not need to be paid back