EDF hikes energy prices for second time this year

I’m really tired of being ripped off. Whether it’s council tax hikes, parking charges or bus tickets (a ten minute journey to the nearest town costs more than £4 where I live), I’ve had enough. And don’t get me started on the size of chocolate bars. So it’s with a weary sigh that I read of another rise in energy bills for EDF customers. It’s proof, if proof were needed, that big companies feel they can do exactly what they want, and sod their customers. Under the changes, people on EDF’s dual-fuel tariff will pay £1,160 a year, substantially more than the cheapest deal on the market. This is a whopping difference, and it’s the second round of increases imposed by EDF on its base this year. Although it cut gas prices in January, EDF increased electricity prices by 8.4 per cent in March. Today’s announcement means that, from June 21, EDF customers will see electricity prices increase by 9 per cent and gas prices go up by 5.5