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What the government is doing to keep your energy bill down

Government is keeping bills as low as possible by encouraging more competition; making switching energy supplier easier; and controlling public subsidies paid for through energy bills.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 22 January 2016
• Last updated: 9 March 2016
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  1. 9 March 2016

     Updated number of energy suppliers to 37

  2. 22 January 2016

     First published.

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

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What the Government is doing to keep your energy bill down

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The cost of your energy bill is determined by a variety of factors including wholesale, network and environmental costs. Government is keeping bills as low as possible by encouraging more competition; making switching energy supplier easier; and controlling public subsidies paid for through energy bills.