An energy boss has called for the government to do more to help customers struggling with the cost of living crisis. Greg Jackson, the founder of Octopus Energy, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today programme and claimed that the government's relief package intended to help households were "clearly not sufficient now".
He also called on energy companies and the government to rally together and figure out how to solve the energy crisis, stating that there is "no company that can tackle this problem alone or indeed working just with other companies.
It needs companies and governments to work together". Read more: Martin Lewis says UK is on brink of catastrophe and 'crisis on scale of Covid' as he slams government He continued: "I think, as I said, the last support package was really significant.
It’s just that the crisis has deepened since then, and that’s why it needs revisiting. We just know that the level of increases is going to be unmanageable for so many without the right support from the Government and it’s beyond what any one company can do.” Meanwhile, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng have announced that they will ask gas and electric companies to submit a breakdown of expected profits and payouts as well as investment plans for the next three years.
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