Ofgem, "increase energy bills for higher earners"

Ofgem, "increase energy bills for higher earners"

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macron

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11,765 posts

181 months

Tuesday 15th April
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Had to check the date this was posted

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/15/incr...

In short, you're loaded, you can afford to pay more, so fk you, pay up, or the lights go off.

Jasandjules

71,043 posts

244 months

Tuesday 15th April
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CLown world.

TGCOTF-dewey

6,513 posts

70 months

Tuesday 15th April
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How about starting by the government taxing the mega corps that off shore their tax affairs such that they pay a pittance in comparison to the in country revenue generated.

That would be a good start.

Then not having strategic infrastructure privately operated so that profit comes before reinvestment.

Portofino

4,742 posts

206 months

Tuesday 15th April
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& how about these companies invest into the infrastructure rather than dishing out dividends.

alangla

5,645 posts

196 months

Tuesday 15th April
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If this actually happens it’ll no doubt be hooked to council tax or something and use the same decades out of date valuations

untakenname

5,134 posts

207 months

Tuesday 15th April
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Can see moderately wealthy people going completely off grid for energy if this comes into force.

Scabutz

8,449 posts

95 months

Tuesday 15th April
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Oh good, even more of having to pay more and getting nothing in return.

Getting sick of being rinsed left, right and centre.

Gordon Hill

2,412 posts

30 months

Tuesday 15th April
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Scabutz said:
Oh good, even more of having to pay more and getting nothing in return.

Getting sick of being rinsed left, right and centre.
As long as they can get away with it they’ll keep doing it.

Crumpet

4,379 posts

195 months

Tuesday 15th April
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I don’t think this will happen, but I’m not a million miles away from saying ‘fk this’ and pissing off to live in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. It just seems like all we have to look forward to is constant further raids on anyone who bothers to work hard.

Terminator X

17,708 posts

219 months

Tuesday 15th April
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Will they still save their £300 in 4.5 years time. Bills trebled by then though rofl

TX.

Tankrizzo

7,728 posts

208 months

Tuesday 15th April
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"Wealthier" households meaning any PAYE mug left not on bennies, no doubt.

HTP99

24,015 posts

155 months

Tuesday 15th April
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Terminator X said:
Will they still save their £300 in 4.5 years time. Bills trebled by then though rofl

TX.
Always made me snigger that pledge, given how much gas and electric have gone up and continue to do so and likely by much more come 2030, it's a bit of a nonsense claim!

Anyhow I wonder how a "high earner" will be defined, anyone earning higher than minimum wage is my guess!

Crumpet

4,379 posts

195 months

Wednesday 16th April
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alangla

5,645 posts

196 months

Wednesday 16th April
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HTP99 said:
Always made me snigger that pledge, given how much gas and electric have gone up and continue to do so and likely by much more come 2030, it's a bit of a nonsense claim!

Anyhow I wonder how a "high earner" will be defined, anyone earning higher than minimum wage is my guess!
Band C council tax or paying 40/42% tax probably, so £50k in England/Wales/NI, £43k in Scotland. It’s a silly idea, but not without precedent given the way unmetered water is calculated.

Countdown

44,408 posts

211 months

Wednesday 16th April
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macron said:
Had to check the date this was posted

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/15/incr...

In short, you're loaded, you can afford to pay more, so fk you, pay up, or the lights go off.
Not that I agree with it but isn't that basically the same as

- Income tax
- Water rates (based on RV of hour house)
- Council Tax

anonymoususer

7,139 posts

63 months

Wednesday 16th April
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Ofgem are a booking disgrace.
Generally larger homes will pay more anyway as they consume more

J4CKO

44,360 posts

215 months

Wednesday 16th April
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Whats next, the petrol pump takes your fingerprint and applies a percentage ?

Thing is, you arent a higher earner then if everyone starts rinsing you even more than at the moment.

phil4

1,473 posts

253 months

Wednesday 16th April
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"progressive".

Bad choice of name, as this as well as other "progressive" taxes don't encourage people to "progress", but rather stay below the threshold, as the next one taxes more.

Cats_pyjamas

1,722 posts

163 months

Wednesday 16th April
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If this gets pushed through, I won't bother paying the mortgage off and will get a full solar and battery install in a couple years time.

How about pay for what you use, the current standing charge/unit rate charging isn't fair as it is. As it penalises low energy users.

Carl_VivaEspana

14,553 posts

277 months

Wednesday 16th April
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Tankrizzo said:
"Wealthier" households meaning any PAYE mug left not on bennies, no doubt.
hehe

With 25% of the population classifying themselves as disabled at this rate they'll be coming for the pensioners.