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But income was well down last year and this year will be even worse, says factory owner Abd al-Rahman Khalifa, as even fewer farmers are able to harvest their crop owing to attacks by settlers.

This means people in larger properties will tend to pay more overall owing to higher energy usage, and those in smaller properties tend to pay less.

It was reported to be owing its suppliers around $6bn for fuel brought into the country.

The CCW’s data is not calculated as a percentage of individual bills, which differ significantly owing to regional variations and usage levels for those on a meter.

That is made harder because mortgage deals currently have a relatively short shelf-life, owing to the uncertainty.