Around 1.8 million E.ON customers will see their gas bills cut by 3.3% – saving them around £25 a year, the energy giant has announced today.  E.ON said the gas price reduction, which follows a 9% decrease for electricity tariffs on March 31, would take effect on Saturday.  It is also scrapping the standing charge for gas prepayment in a move affecting more than 200,000 meter customers. The removal of the standing charge for meter gas customers follows a pledge by the firm to scrap it late last year. UK utility groups have been slammed in recent months over their treatment of prepayment customers amid claims they have overcharged those on meters.

E.ON, which has a total of 5.5 million UK customers, said it was “committed to offering competitive energy prices at all times and delivering on our promises” But it comes after E.ON hiked gas prices by 45% and electricity by 27% last ye

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