A third of dual fuel tariffs will exceed government price cap

Analysis confirms that some fixed tariffs, which escape the cap, are not very competitiveAround a third of dual fuel energy tariffs will leave customers paying more than the government’s price cap when it takes effect at the end of the year.While ministers have promised that the cap will protect 11m households on poor-value default tariffs, the measure does not apply to fixed tariffs which are usually thought to be more competitive. Continue reading...