{"id":121468,"date":"2022-09-08T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T11:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicscouk.wpengine.com\/?p=121468"},"modified":"2022-09-08T13:51:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:51:40","slug":"truss-announces-energy-bill-price-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/news\/2022\/09\/08\/truss-announces-energy-bill-price-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Commons &#8211; Truss announces energy price cap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script> <div id=\"Brid_62637605\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\"> <\/div> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_62637605\", {\"id\":\"25314\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1092933\"}); <\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime minister Liz Truss has announced that energy bills will be capped at \u00a32,500 per household for the next two winters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has also announced measures to help businesses in a similar way for the next 6 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As expected, Truss rejected the windfall tax that those on opposite benches are calling for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime minister Liz Truss has announced that energy bills will be capped at \u00a32,500 per household for the next two winters. 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