PoliticsUK cuts VAT on energy bills ahead of prime minister’s first cabinet meeting

Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has begun a programme aimed at easing living costs for millions of people. His government plans to remove tax from household electricity bills through a VAT cut. The measure is intended to reassure markets before Burnham’s first cabinet meeting. He says the cost will be covered by scrapping his predecessor’s digital ID scheme.

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