British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 4 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who is running for prime minister, said she would present price action on oil prices if elected within her first week as prime minister. electricity.» If elected, I plan to lay out, within the first week of my new administration, our next steps on energy bills and utilities… postponing the solution of the problem indefinitely will not do. I am ready to make tough decisions to restore our economy,» Truss wrote in a column for the Telegraph newspaper. After the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia. The disruption of supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the US. In the UK, the rising cost of living has hit millions of households. At the end of August, British energy regulator Ofgem announced an 80% increase in the maximum allowable electricity bill for consumers from October 1 due to rising global energy prices. Thus, the maximum bill for the British could increase by 1578 pounds, or 80%. The head of the energy regulator, Jonathan Brearley, warned that energy prices are likely to continue to rise and urged the future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to take new measures to combat rising prices. jpg» />Media: Truss wants to issue drilling licenses for gas production in the North Sea
