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Article: 'Prompt-pay' salvo in British Gas wars
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 29, 1995
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BY WILLIAM GLEESON
Richard Giordano, British Gas's embattled chairman, will attempt
to defuse public criticism at a packed annual meeting on Wednesday
by announcing a "prompt-pay" scheme to reduce the gas bills of
customers who pay within 10 days of receiving their bills.
The company confirmed yesterday that it was planning to go ahead
with the scheme after learning that one of its most ferocious
critics, Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party,
intended to steal its thunder at a press conference today.
Mr Salmond, who has been given 750,000 proxy votes by 2,000
shareholders, said: "The company intended to announce its plans for
its 'prompt-pay' scheme at the annual general ...