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Energy boss attacks PM's low-tariff pledge

SCOTTISHPOWER'S chief corporate officer Keith Anderson has cast doubt on whether Government plans to put people on the lowest energy tariff are workable, warning that legislation would be difficult and complicated to devise.

WARNING: ScottishPower's Keith Anderson says new government policy on prices is potentially unworkable.
WARNING: ScottishPower's Keith Anderson says new government policy on prices is potentially unworkable.

His comments put the company, owned by Spanish utility giant Iberdrola, at odds with Prime Minister David Cameron, who has championed forcing firms to only offer the cheapest tariffs, following recent controversy about hikes in energy prices amid huge profits.

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