BBCNEWS Breakfast February 25, 2022 06:25:00
This isn't a supply problem yet. there is plenty of oil out there. but the high wholesale cost means we will end up paying more. and it isn'tjust petrol. at one point yesterday, the wholesale cost of gas rose by more than 60 perc ent, ending the day up by a third. that remains below those super high levels we saw in december, but it still spells bad news for household bills. the energy price cap is already going up from £1200 to nearly two thousand in april. one bank now thinks that in october the cap will go up to an eyewatering £3200. then there are food prices. ukraine is nicknamed the br...