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15
Feb 2022
Harrogate district residents will be among the hardest hit by the energy crisis with households paying around £796 more this year, according to analysis by the Liberal Democrats.
The Lib Dems have hit out at government proposals to deal with soaring energy bills and urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to scrap the planned National Insurance tax hike, which will pile further pressure on household budgets from April.
Their calls come as figures show the Harrogate district will be the 12th hardest hit area in England during the energy price hikes.
Bryn Griffiths
Councillor Bryn Griffiths, leader of the Lib Dems on North Yorkshire County Council, said:
Andrew Jones
Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones said:
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