Burnham has proposed a plan to reduce standing charges on gas bills, although the details of how the change would work remain unclear.
The proposal relates to the fixed fees applied to gas bills, which are separate from the charge based on the amount of gas a household uses. The prime minister has so far provided little information about the plan or how any reduction would be implemented.
One unresolved issue is whether fees removed from standing charges would instead be transferred to unit costs. That could alter the way households are charged for gas, but the available information does not set out what the effect would be on individual bills.
Further details are needed before the potential impact of the proposal can be assessed. No timetable or full mechanism for the change has been provided.
