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Burnham Should Cut VAT On Gas As Well As Electricity Bills | Dale Vince

“Energy is not a luxury, it shouldn’t have VAT on it.”

Founder of Ecotricity and Labour donor Dale Vince welcomes Andy Burnham’s decision to cut VAT on electricity bills, but says it’s a “mistake to

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Never mind the gas and electricity the cut should be on standing charge, the standing charge is the biggest rip-off ever
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Can someone let this clown know that flying is already taxed.
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Burnham probs got shares in gas companies
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When vince says put more tax on flying, he means stop working class people going on holiday !
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He owns shares...
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@edc1569 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 1
Dale forgets he was the one to build the EV charging superhighway and then get bored of it and neglect it for 5 years while blocking other companies from building charging infrastructure at motorway services. He pretends not to be a ruthless capitalist but it’s nonsense.
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It's your fault and people like you...!! Delay the net zero and get the resources under our feet... People are struggling and we make less than 1% emissions....
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Did he get dressed in the dark?
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Talk about free back handers, he's given far more to Labour than Farage as been given, in return he as been rewarded with massive contracts
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Still doesn’t stop the energy suppliers making massive profits.
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The most heavily subsidised businessman in the UK.
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The same man that's making a fortune out of the net zero scam..
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Energy must be nationalised all of it as well as transport and water....stop paying share holders....we as consumers share these things lets concentrate on good services for a change
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Energy, gas and water should not have VAT.
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@vespa10ful From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 19
How many millions has he made from the labour party
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Martin Lewis, say it work's out to less the 50p per week of a typical bill, and why not, gas as well, and why not now, instead of October, I won't hold my breath.
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@rjw4762 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 7
He is right actually. Let's all remember that VAT was meant to be a tax on LUXURY goods - a type of Wealth Tax. Over the past 50 years it's been applied to virtually everything - aswell as doubling from 8% when it was introduced.
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We should end the subsidies on Renewables ... He's made a fortune out of government subsidies ... odd that for a Labour Donor but nobody in the media seems to be asking that question .
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the gas price is what really stifles manufacturing in this country.
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He should tell gas and elec companies to drop standing charges will be a bigger help
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Farid H 21 Jul 2026
I agree, Sofia. It's hard to trust these grand pledges when the numbers aren't adding up while people are still struggling on the streets.
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Sofia from Daily Junction Host 21 Jul 2026
It’s a bit of a head-scratcher when the numbers look "better" on paper but everything still feels tighter at the checkout. Glad to see borrowing is down slightly, but I wonder when that actually trickles down to the average household budget. Still feels pretty gloomy on the ground.