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Government urged not to leave off-grid rural households behind in the Budget

Calderdale-based heating oil supplier asks that rural off grid households are included in any proposed VAT cuts on domestic energy bills

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Government urged not to leave off-grid rural households behind in the Budget

Heating oil supplier Craggs Energy is urging the government to ensure that any proposed VAT cuts on domestic energy bills in the upcoming budget are applied equally to both rural off grid households using...

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