GAS PRICE HIKES

UNISON today (18 July) called on energy companies to pull back from ramping

up the cost of gas and electricity once again to exorbitant levels. And it

disputes the claims from British Gas parent company Centrica that it has no

control over the price rises.

British Gas and other energy companies that own the means of producing gas

and oil themselves set the price for oil and gas. They then reap in

billions of pounds in profit.

UNISON national officer Steve Bloomfield, said: