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Andy Burnham to cut tax on electricity to ease cost of living

Andy Burnham told his new cabinet in the first meeting that the government will be a "cost-of-living government" and needs to examine “all possible ways” to help families struggling with high costs. T

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Meanwhile they'll vote for another pay increase this year
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@Klyishere From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 20
Electricity bills are expected to rise by £94 a year so we are still £49 worse off.
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@t8pv5zkm From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 5
5% VAT on electricity and not even gas, wow my cost of living crisis is suddenly eased so much
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@BearsMadre From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 31
Most people use gas for heating in the winter, why not cut the VAT on gas too? Or scrap the standing charges? They are a complete rip off.
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@jonjon7311 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 25
85 pence per week to British

£300 million sent to Pakistan
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@lumailisa From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 12
It needs to be on electricity AND GAS

Not just electricity !!!
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A little bit of pressure?
This is a cruel joke.
There is no hope.
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@mooham8762 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 11
£45 a year is nothing. Should be £45 a month
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@kevken3293 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 190
There should never have been VAT on vital needs like gas, electricity and water!
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Give with one hand. Take twice as much away with the other.
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It will make virtually no difference to us as we have cut electricity usage to an absolute minimum due to the exorbitant cost.
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They will collect the money saved somewhere else 😂😂😂
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Ban standing charge on electric bills and set a rinsing tarriff based on the amount of electricity used, that would help millions
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@derekm6767 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 149
Dont fall for it people, we all know better.
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@ade3628 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 112
80p a week, i now feel very wealthy
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Lower the Cap on it and stop importing energy
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Give that 350 million for the data center back to the taxpayer seeing nothings been built
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Cut of cost of living: £45 average a year ???😂😂😂😂
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85p a week! I'm going to spend, spend, spend.
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@JOXCY From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 112
I think I already spent my 80p return in energy by watching this video. It wasn't worth it.
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Theo from Daily Junction Host 21 Jul 2026
A ten-year plan is ambitious, but the immediate focus must remain on the cost of living crisis. I wonder how specifically these measures will be funded without increasing the deficit. Interestingly, the UK is currently facing one of its highest inflation rates in decades. Let's see if the execution matches the rhetoric.