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Profits up 80% at British Gas

Well it seems those price hikes last year were not to counter rising wholesale prices but more importantly to line the pockets of those at BG.
Makes their 10% cuts in prices laughable, surely bigger cuts on the way.

Full article

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/30/british-gas-centrica-profits-rise

Profits rise to £299M

Comments

  • Vestra
    Vestra Posts: 856 Forumite
    Half yearly profit's to £299m, that's not that great though as other suppliers were making in excess of a billion for the year?
  • _gav_
    _gav_ Posts: 144 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    More chance of p*ssing on the moon than getting the Energy companies to reduce their prices! Great Britain = The Golden Isle !!
  • Centrica as a group profits were £936M, not bad for a half yearly profit.

    When wholesale prices are high Centricas upstream offshore business benefit, when wholesale is low BG and its businesses benefit.
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