Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, commenting on the Government’s announcement on green levies, said:

“Even after these changes to levies, energy bills are still rising and the average household will still be paying £70 more for their energy than last winter. Any help is better than none, but you can judge this Government by who they’re asking to pick up the tab – the taxpayer. The energy companies have got off scot-free.

“This shows why nothing less than a price freeze and action to reset the market to stop the energy companies overcharging again in the future will do.”