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Burnham urges ministers to scrap 29.7p daily gas standing charge.
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Standing charges are fixed daily fees that households pay even when they use no gas, averaging 29.7p a day. Andy Burnham informed MPs on Wednesday that he has instructed Chancellor John Healey and Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh to investigate their removal. Nesta, a research charity, says moving the cost onto the price per unit would knock £27 off a typical yearly bill.
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