As UK households feel pressure, how are other European countries tackling energy crisis?

Many European countries are a step ahead of the British government, which has yet to announce plans to help homes facing annual bills of almost 2,000

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In the next week Great Britain's energy regulator will announce the steepest rise ever in its energy price cap, effectively saddling millions of households with an annual energy bill of close to 2,000.

The blow to household finances follows almost six months of record high energy market prices because of the global gas crisis. Despite the deepening gloom facing bill payers, ministers are yet to agree a package of measures to prevent a national energy crisis.