EU vs. Großbritannien: Brexit und Folgen

[Schneemann]

Vorab: Ich beziehe diese Entwicklung nicht primär auf den Brexit, auch wenn er eine gewisse Rolle vermutlich spielen dürfte, sondern war eher etwas verwundert, dass in UK die Energiepreise so drastisch hochgehen (ich dachte eher an Lebensmittel), womit ich nicht gerechnet hatte. Aber wenn sich die Zahlen so bewahrheiten sollten, so wären die Folgen noch krasser als bei uns, da in UK die Rücklagen der Haushalte noch geringer sind als bei uns und auch, weil die Wohlstandsschere noch mehr auseinander klafft.

British household energy bills to jump 80% to over $4,000 a year

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - British energy bills will jump 80% to an average of 3,549 pounds ($4,188) a year from October, the regulator said on Friday, plunging millions of households into fuel poverty and businesses into jeopardy unless the government steps in.

Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley said the rise would have a massive impact on households across Britain, and another increase was likely in January as Russia's move to throttle European supplies drives wholesale gas prices to record highs. [...] "This is a catastrophe," Britain's leading consumer rights champion Martin Lewis said, warning that people would die if they refused to cook food or heat their homes this winter. Brearley said the government response needed to match the scale of the crisis with "urgent and decisive" action.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has less than two weeks left in office, said his successor would announce "extra cash" targeted at the most vulnerable next month. [...] In May, when price forecasts were significantly lower, the government announced a 400-pound ($472) discount on consumer bills for this winter.

The opposition Labour Party said that if it were in power it would freeze prices, which could cost around 60 billion pounds a year - almost as much as the COVID pandemic furlough scheme.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british...022-08-26/

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