Price caps and windfall taxes risk repeating the mistakes of the 70s
16 August 2022
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16 August 2022

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Andy Mayer quoted in The Express
Andy Mayer, IEA energy analyst, has been quoted by The Express on Labour’s proposed price freeze on energy bills.
Arguing against the price cap, especially if funded by further windfall taxes, Andy says:
“Labour repeats errors made during the last energy crisis in the 1970s, economic mismanagement through ‘make believe’ price controls, that left the UK seeking a bailout from the IMF.”
Read the articles here and here.
Arguing against the price cap, especially if funded by further windfall taxes, Andy says:
“Labour repeats errors made during the last energy crisis in the 1970s, economic mismanagement through ‘make believe’ price controls, that left the UK seeking a bailout from the IMF.”
Read the articles here and here.



