The protest will take place at Belfast City Hall on October 1
The Cost of Living Coalition was set up earlier this year in response to the rising cost of energy bills. The coalition consists of activists from various trade unions, community and campaigning groups.
Speaking to Belfast Live, he said: "News of another round of price increases, this time from Firmus, has really left people sickened and angry at the fact that a profitable company can once again raise prices and drive people further into misery this winter. "Frankly, this won’t happen by persuasion in rooms of Stormont or anywhere else but only when large numbers of people take to the streets and articulate their revulsion at what has been going on and demand action to prevent further price increases, an end the system of maximising profit and bringing energy into public ownership.
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