Liz Truss Responds to Policy Changes
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UK households are now facing the devastating effects of theenergycrisis last year.Millions of Britons face fuel shortages this winter as the energy billhits £3,400 a year, and tackling the crisis will be a top priority for the next prime minister I guess. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss reiterated plans to help families by abolishing the green tax applied to their bills "immediately."
In her Telegraph Today Sunday, Ms Truss said, "By reversing tax cuts, National Insurance premium increases, and suspending the Green Plan, we will soon face a cost-of-living crisis." I want to work on it," he said. She collects utility bills.
But Will Hodson, a consumer advocate for the How To Save It campaign, urged the incoming Prime Minister to avoid "short-sighted" cuts, arguing that they would only exacerbate the energy crisis.
He told Express.co.uk:
``First and foremost, [Ms Truss] will pay the environmental tax.
It's hard to understand, and sometimes quite simple. We depend on expensive fossil fuels from abroad and our homes are so inefficient that they use too much energy and that's why we're confused.
According to Full Fact, the green tax on UK energy households accounts for about 8% of energy bills. This means that under the current price cap, up to £157 has been collected from consumers for environmental projects.
Hodson said an environmental tax on consumer bills would help develop alternative energy sources to fossil fuels such as oil and gas, and energy efficiency measures that help reduce household energy use. pointed out that it served two important purposes: to support
He added:
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"As winter fuel costs have increased, we are already implementing targeted measures to help those entering the winter.
"What is not needed by any candidate is an ideological swipe, what is needed is pragmatism
"Removing the green tax makes no sense in any meaningful time frame.
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He compared these promises to the environmental tax cuts made by former Prime Minister David Cameron in 2013, calling them "unfriendly" policies.
Mr. Hodson said: eyewitness cut.
``We need to help British households, and in large part in ways that are already emerging. No need to destroy hopes of developing, improving energy efficiency and using less."
