Rejected petition Do not use public money to subside power companies bringing energy bills down.

The taxpayers money should not be used to subsidise the power companies in the form of loans, that the UK taxpayer will have to repay plus interest, to bring down energy bills.

Instead a much fairer windfall tax should be imposed on energy companies excess profits.

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Impose a windfall tax on the power companies.

Do not use public money to subsidise them.

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We currently have the following petitions open which you might like to sign:

Increase the windfall tax on energy companies and apply it retroactively.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/623277

Extend the windfall tax to all utility companies
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/622266

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Date submitted 25 September 2022
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