MHK to query fairness of Manx Gas payment discount

Friday, 15 May 2015 00:00

If you don't pay by direct debit, you're not eligible for a Manx Gas prompt payment discount.

That's the new measure being queried by Onchan MHK Peter Karran - who will ask why it's being implemented in Tynwald on Tuesday.

He's looking to find out why chairman of the Office of Fair Trading David Quirk will be implementing it from 1st July of this year.

The letter informing customers has been sent out, but Mr Karran says he doesn't agree with it in principle, as the poorest will suffer:

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