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| British Gas has cut its electricity prices by 10% with immediate effect. | British Gas has cut its electricity prices by 10% with immediate effect. |
| The cut affects 4.5 million customers and the company insists it makes it the cheapest electricity supplier in the Britain. | The cut affects 4.5 million customers and the company insists it makes it the cheapest electricity supplier in the Britain. |
| The company cut its gas prices, also by 10%, on 19 February this year, benefitting more than seven million households, it said. | The company cut its gas prices, also by 10%, on 19 February this year, benefitting more than seven million households, it said. |
| The two price cuts will together save UK households an average £132 on their gas and electricity bills. | The two price cuts will together save UK households an average £132 on their gas and electricity bills. |
| All British Gas electricity customers on standard tariffs - including those with pre-payment meters - will benefit from the price cut. | |
| The cut was made possible by a fall in the cost of wholesale electricity. |