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Merger cleared

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given the go-ahead to a merger between SSE Retail (SSE) and Npower.

The CMA said its panel had specifically examined competition concerns about how the deal would affect standard variable tariff prices. It concluded that SSE and Npower are not close rivals for customers on these tariffs.

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