The British government today announced an increase of 80% of the price of electric ceiling and gas, the risk of the crisis of living costs worse.

Ofgem, the British gas and electric market management agency, said that the price of energy ceiling will increase from the current 1,971 pounds/year to an average of 3.549 tables ($ 4,197) from October.

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The ceiling price is applied to consumers without signing a fixed contract with the electricity supplier and gas.

The rising ceiling price reflects the continuous increase in the price of global wholesale gas, since the world gradually opened the gate of the pandemic and was pushed to records because Russia tightened supply to Europe and ofgem informed.

The information immediately faced objections from charities.

We know the great impacts from the increase in the price of energy ceiling to households and difficult decisions that consumers will have to choose, Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem leader.

Energy invoice on the phone of a household in London, England, August 25.

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