Today, energetic fat cats are dragging their expensively dressed butts into a showdown with the Prime Minister.
As revealed by The Sun yesterday,Nadhim Zahawi has summoned gas and electricity bosses and theenergy crisis}
Zahawi and Commerce Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng would also be curious to know what investments they plan to make with their skyrocketing profits.
Not everyone will be present in person, but it is almost certain that the three bosses will bear the brunt of the public outrage — Chris O'Shea of Centrica 20},Shell's Ben van Beurden and BP's Bernard Rooney
Together, these three executives have He earns over £15 million a year thanks to his extraordinary profits at a price of.
The biggest earner is Irish businessman Rooney, who is expected to make a staggering £11.4 million this year.
Late last year, after rising oil and gas prices boosted his BP's profits, he sparked outrage by saying about the company: It's literally an automated teller machine.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, further disputes over his relationship with BP and the Russian state-owned energy giant Rosneft led to him serving on Rosneft's board until February. was
Van Baden, a Dutch executive who joined Shell in 1983, earns £1.33 million a year with a bonus of £2.15 million.
He is reportedly selling a £5.2 million eight-bed mansion in the Netherlands to move to the UK. While making £9.5 billion in profit in the last three months alone, he has sparked controversy by brushing off the fears of distressed consumers.
In February, British businessman and British gas owner Chris O'Shea, his CEO of Centrica, who is due to attend today, will take a £100,000 pay cut and announced that he would forfeit his £1 million bonus. Cost of living crisis.
But even if his salary fell by £775,000, he would still be in the top 0.1% of UK taxpayers.
And last year, in a so-called dismissal-rehiring policy, new engineer contracts were said to have cut wages, increased working weeks and sparked strikes.
O'Shea During a bitter wage dispute, he revealed that a package of excrement had been mailed from his letterbox.
Below, one of his Sun writers argues for a stronger windfall tax on energy companies, and another Sun writer argues that a world where energy bills could exceed £4,000 a year Provides tips for Sun readers who are concerned about life in
Giving unexpected energy to those who need it most
Ashley Armstrong, Sun Business Editor
In the last recession, banks The house has become a bogeyman, but that tag of disgrace will soon be given to energy and utility bosses. Profits surge against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, making millions of dollars in profits
of steep inflationary pressures caused by rising food, fuel and energy prices. The energy giants responsible can hardly claim ownership of their recent successes. Lucky to be on the market.
Since Putin's army invaded Ukraine, gas prices have skyrocketed,and household costs have tripled from what he did last year.
However, in the last six months, his three companies have reported a combined profit of £46 billion.
And while energy companies mourn heavy losses in the pandemic, they bounce back quickly,and in 2021 he made £58 billion more than in the previous year. .
Last year, Bernard Rooney's likening of BP to a "automated teller machine" left a particularly nasty impression on families facing financial ruin.
BP claims to be "supporting the UK", but its superiors have warned that any UK investment project would be removed from consideration if faced with another tax.
These big companies provide investors with so much surplus capital that it is unlikely that they will ever need it for the future.
This is an extreme enough circumstance to justify his second intervention by the government to return the war gains to the most suffering families.
I fear more deaths from cold homes this winter
Tara Evans, Chief Consumer
I know a lot of people are stressed and anxious about paying their utility bills - and that's before the horrendous rise of around £4,000 a year this winter.
A lady I spoke to on the phone said that the cost of going out for a run in the winter and eating cold canned food because turning on the oven costs too much money. rise.
Sun's Squeeze Team expertanswered your call. Our inboxes are flooded with emails from people who are already struggling.
But I'm running out of tips and advice to save money.
Every day, my team works tirelessly to find new and innovative ways to save money.
I know that even those who save are paying hundreds of extra pounds each month.
What we need now is action.
Households need security to know what will happen this winter so they can plan ahead or apply for assistance before their emergency funds run out.
Overpay your bills if you can, and if you're worried, seek help now from free debt advice charities like StepChange and National Debtline.
Talk to your supplier and ask how they can help. Many have hardship funds and if you are really struggling they can help pay your bills. Please use .uk to verify your grant.
We know our energy debt is higher than ever.
Households typically accrue some credit to their suppliers during the warm summer months to help pay for the more expensive days in the cold, dark winters.
Last year, 8,500 people. died from the cold at home.
I expect this number to be even higher this year unless action is taken quickly