There's a mixed response from the public to news of the Manx Gas price increases, which will take effect on November 12.
Natural gas will go up by by 3.9 per cent, with the fuel cost adjustment for LPG customers increasing by 0.221p per unit.
Record high oil prices, caused by volatile situations in some producing nations, are being blamed for the hikes.
This is what some people in Douglas think of the news:
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