Inflation: British Gas raises prices by 22%

[stackpole]

The radio stations are getting lots of emails, calls and texts blaming today's price rises on Thatcher for privatising gas. Benno, it's you isn't it!

[woo]

inflation is 13%.

so this is no shock.

[Denny]

Looks like a good time to buy shares in funeral parlours in retirement towns such as Hove and Torquay. One could make a killing.

Or start up a thick woolly jumper, hat and scarf business.

[Fungus]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4723648.stm

"Millions of British Gas customers are facing higher bills after the firm raised its gas and electricity prices.
The UK's biggest energy supplier will raise gas and electricity tariffs by 22% from 1 March 2006.

The firm blamed the increase on substantial rises in wholesale prices, up more than 70% since September. ",

nice.

Milan.

Looks like a good time to buy shares in funeral parlours in retirement towns such as Hove and Torquay. One could make a killing.

[AtW]

The most ridiculous thing is not this, but the fact that Gordon Brown increases taxes on North Sea exploration - certainly not good incentive to try to get more gas and oil locally!

[milanbenes]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4723648.stm

"Millions of British Gas customers are facing higher bills after the firm raised its gas and electricity prices.
The UK's biggest energy supplier will raise gas and electricity tariffs by 22% from 1 March 2006.

The firm blamed the increase on substantial rises in wholesale prices, up more than 70% since September. ",

nice.

Milan.