This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Rather than subsidies Utility companies profits, renationalise them
Take utilities companies back under public ownership to stop the exploitation of bill payers by extortionate price increases at the tax payers expenses.
Privatised utility companies have paid out billions to shareholders while neglecting the infrastructure investments required
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More people will be thrown into fuel poverty with the predicted rises due to come, while energy, oil and gas companies are making more profits than ever before.
Tax payers money should not be used to subsidies these profits while people are struggling to pay theirs.
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