Industry Minister Ed Husic says the government must get the “balance right for price caps” and not just for the “gas companies making the big profits”, but for other businesses that are dependent on gas as well and for households.
“We do not want to have a situation where people are making decisions, particularly in winter, not to use gas
appliances because they don’t think they can afford it,” Mr Husic told Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
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