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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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How can politicians who earn £95,000 a year know how poor people live do they really think saving £45 a year will make a blind bit of difference. I mean £45 us less than a weeks shopping.
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between £1 to £2 per week for the majority. My cost of living burden has been lifted
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Reduce the tax, but what about the inflated prices?
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£45 a year is nothing. Should be £45 a month
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Darren Jones says it isn’t costed! What a mess
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@t8pv5zkm From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 3
5% VAT on electricity and not even gas, wow my cost of living crisis is suddenly eased so much
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Give it a week and they'll all be squabbling
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13p a day mind how you go just an insult to the taxpayer
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@BearsMadre From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 25
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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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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@kevken3293 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 173
There should never have been VAT on vital needs like gas, electricity and water!
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Watch the energy companies slowly increase prices after
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yeah .... thats £3.50 a month ... wow ... I can breath easy again ...

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Give that 350 million for the data center back to the taxpayer seeing nothings been built
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@pio024 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 17
What a kind government we already paid 30-40% income Tax and then have to pay VAT to warmup our foods
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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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Lower the Cap on it and stop importing energy
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85p a week! I'm going to spend, spend, spend.
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@JOXCY From YouTube ↗ 21 Jul 2026 102
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.