Caroline O'Doherty
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first heard Sep 2026
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Um and we do know it goes generally into like i it helped with actually extending the fuel allowance, which is ironic because most people on fuel allowance are actually using fossil fuels.
Um and there has we know there's been an issue with under expenditure of some of the carbon tax revenues.
So I think it
If that was clearer, uh yes, it it may well help.
We're always talking about taxing uh tax solutions.
There are things that the government could be doing that could help people, you know, that don't involve budget and taxing.
You know, the the latest figures for people who are using their smart meters to get time of use targets is only about a quarter of people are doing that.
You know, and that you know Or
if people have and most people now have smart meters, whether they know it or not.
Um you know, so there are things that could be done there.
You know, the the energy regulator has been asked, you know, can you put the squeeze on on companies to make them do and we have this kind of hands off attitude towards the electricity suppliers.
Yes, they do have to provide time if use tariffs.
Yes, they're supposed to be making it simple for people to understand them and to make up
None of it is simple.
You know, we have still a huge surplus all the time of of wind energy that has to be literally switched off because we can't get on the grid.
There is a charity called Energy Cloud which has worked at these arrangements whereby that electricity can be used at night by low income families to heat their water.
That could be expanded.
There are ways of involved.
Uh a pretty long way.
It is it is happening.
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