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Daily Record|February 16, 2024
British Gas profits surge 10x to £751m
GRAHAM HISCOTT
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BRITISH Gas revealed an "obscene" 10-fold surge in annual profits yesterday as the scale of the nation's fuel poverty crisis was laid bare.

The country's biggest energy supplier raked in £751million last year, up from £72million in 2022. The leap was fuelled by £500million of energy crisis costs which it was allowed to recoup from bills. Owner Centrica made profits of nearly £2.8billion.

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