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bills for Scottish people will be cut by 5% next year

when it wins independence. this is fab news for everyone in the soon to be powerful Scottish independence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24584974

Scottish independence: Sturgeon promises lower energy bills in independent Scotland

18 October 2013 Last updated at 16:00 BST

Nicola Sturgeon, deputy leader of the SNP, has announced measures to tackle fuel poverty should the SNP win a Yes vote in the referendum on Scottish independence.

Ms Sturgeon was speaking at the SNP party conference in Perth.

Addressing delegates, she said: "We will provide that funding from central government resources and that will mean direct government funding for fuel poverty schemes of at least £200m every year.

"We estimate that it will cut energy bills by around 5% or £70 a year, not a short-term measure but a real and lasting cut in Scottish energy bills".

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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Attention grabbing, misleading title by MSE's wind up merchant.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I hope Westminster remembers their "Power too cheap to meter" promise that we are still waiting to see happen!
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