Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’

Ministers urged to act as energy, water, car tax, TV licences and a string of other increases squeeze households

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Millions of households are bracing themselves for a raft of price increases across a range of bills – from energy and water to car tax and the TV licence – that take effect on Tuesday.

With so many costs rising at once – prompting some to label this month “awful April” – the government is facing fresh calls to take action to limit the impact of some of the increases. The Liberal Democrats claimed ministers needed to “get a grip” on energy bills.