Bord Gais price hike will push bills up by €380

THE average annual gas bill will rise by almost €380 after Bord Gais yesterday applied for a 40% hike in prices from October.

Thu, 11 May, 2006 - 01:00
Ian Guider

The company said it was looking for the increase to cope with the cost of buying gas on the wholesale market.

It said the cost of buying gas has doubled in the last 14 months.

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