The legislation would give the Council of Ministers the ability to prevent the supplier cutting off certain people
A bill which would give the government new powers to prevent Isle of Man Energy from disconnecting vulnerable users is expected to be given to politicians tomorrow. (19 December)
Members of both the House of Keys and Legislative Council will be asked to approve the laws.
The supplier has labelled the move 'unnecessary', 'anti-competitive' and 'disappointing' and says the government has failed to collaborate to find an agreeable solution.
Manx Radio's political correspondent Phil Gawne has been analysing the move:
This could be seen to set a precedent and allow government to normalise passing new laws to get quick fixes to problems, but is that a dangerous path to take?
We headed out to ask if you think vulnerable gas consumers should be cut off, if they're failing to pay their bills:
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