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MORAY SNP MSP: LABOUR’S BROKEN PROMISE SEES ENERGY COSTS RISE BY OVER £100

The MSP for Moray, Richard Lochhead, has warned that Labour’s broken election promise has seen energy bills go up by an average of £149 from today, saying “Scots cannot continue to pay the price for Westminster failure.”  

The Labour Party promised people during the election campaign that they would cut fuel bills - however today energy prices will go up by 10%, adding £149 onto the average household bill. 

The increase will be especially concerning for pensioners, most of whom have had their Winter Fuel Allowance taken away from them by the Labour government. Richard Lochhead MSP has warned "as is the case with all austerity measures, this will hammer the most vulnerable in Moray."

In stark contrast the SNP Government is working with energy companies on ambitious plans to create a social tariff - a policy which would slash energy costs for vulnerable households. 

SNP MSP Richard Lochhead said:

"Today, households across Moray will feel the consequences of Labour austerity and broken promises – rising energy bills, despite many of us being able to see energy produced on our doorsteps.

“These are the same households which have suffered for over a decade of bad decisions made at Westminster, whether it’s the two child benefit cap or now slashed Winter Fuel Payment – both of which are now Labour policies.

"This Labour UK Government has broken its promise to the people of Moray, just as they have done with pensioners across Scotland. Such cruel betrayal has echoes of Tory rule. 

"Now is the time for the UK Government to change tact, and to back the SNP Government's efforts to introduce a social tariff to ensure the most vulnerable are never priced out of heating their homes."