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Christine Jardine: Families need a lifeline to help with impact of inflation

By | Wed 16th February 2022 - 10:45 am

Today inflation reached a 30 year high of 5.5%. Lib Dem Treasury Spokesperson called for the Government to take action to help those facing being cold and hungry as a result:

Families are facing an unprecedented cost of living crisis, with a triple whammy of spiralling energy bills, Conservative tax rises and 30-year high inflation.

People are worried about heating their homes and putting food on the table, yet all we’ve seen from this Government is half measures and a raft of tax hikes in April. That’s not the leadership people need in this crisis.

Ministers need to stop wringing their hands and give families a lifeline, by providing proper help with energy bills and scrapping their unfair national insurance tax rise.

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One Comment

  • Brad Barrows 16th Feb '22 - 10:54am

    Yes, immediate help is needed to help reduce energy costs – the obvious thing the government could do would be to scrap VAT on energy bills. Energy is an essential item so, like food, should be zero-rated.

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