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EDF first to deal consumers 'hammer blow' with big energy price rise
EDF first to deal consumers 'hammer blow' with big energy price rise
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2008
By:
John Sparks
EDF becomes the first energy company to announce huge rises in gas and electricity prices, blaming a record rise in wholesale costs.
The French firm, one of Britain's biggest energy suppliers, said the average duel fuel bill would go up by almost £200 a year.
Campaigners warned the scale of the increase would be a "hammer blow" for consumers.
It's not good news for the prime minister either who has blamed rising fuel and food prices for the Glasgow East by-election defeat.
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