{"id":6016,"date":"2022-03-09T14:21:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/09\/labour-overhaul-energy-plan-to-tackle-price-hikes\/"},"modified":"2022-03-09T14:21:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:21:04","slug":"labour-overhaul-energy-plan-to-tackle-price-hikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/09\/labour-overhaul-energy-plan-to-tackle-price-hikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour: Overhaul energy plan to tackle price hikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Labor called for an overhaul of plans to tackle energy bills, saying UK household bills should “never again [be] at the mercy of a dictator”.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sir Keir Starmer said the plans announced by No 10 ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were “a big gamble” in hopes prices would fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But he said if oil and gas costs rise, “the bet seems … sure to fail.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Boris Johnson said the Government had proposed “unprecedented measures” to help families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And he pledged to present an “energy independence plan” to ensure Britain is prepared for long-term needs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The cost of living crisis has hit households across the country as energy, fuel and food prices have risen sharply since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Chancellor Rishi Sunak in February outlined plans to deal with the \u00a3693 average energy surge due in April, promising \u00a3350 in payments to households to help.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    But only \u00a3150, earmarked to support council tax bills, will arrive ahead of the increase and the other \u00a3200 – due to be paid in October – is a loan to be repaid in installments over five years. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions against Russia have also caused wholesale prices to rise, prompting fears of further bill hikes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    At the PM’s questions, Sir Keir accused Mr Johnson of not understanding “the mess he’s in” when it comes to the cost of living.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    He called for a turnaround on what he called the “forced” \u00a3200 loan from the Chancellor and reiterated Labor’s call for a windfall tax on oil and gas company profits to help needy households . <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “Before Russia invaded Ukraine, North Sea oil and gas companies were making record profits,” the Labor leader said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cIn their own words, more money than they know how to do. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    \u201cSince then, international oil and gas prices have skyrocketed and so have their profits. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “When will the Prime Minister admit he was so wrong, levy a windfall tax on those super wins and use the money to lower household energy bills?”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Mr Johnson said Sir Keir was “absolutely insane” to propose a U-turn on the Chancellor’s support scheme, claiming any windfall tax would result in the firm just raising prices further. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Instead, he said the government would “take a sober, responsible approach” and “completely end our reliance on hydrocarbons” – particularly those from Russia. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The Prime Minister pledged to invest in nuclear power and renewable energy — Labor-backed measures — and while “dark days and difficult times will lie ahead” during the invasion of Ukraine, “we will emerge stronger”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    And Sir Keir said that while there will be “costs here at home, we can withstand those costs and we must…never again be at the mercy of a dictator by ushering in a new era of energy policy”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    After a week in which much of Parliament’s attention was understandably focused abroad, Sir Keir Starmer used PMQs to focus on challenges at home over the cost of living. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    At PMQs, he used his questions to suggest what Labor would do differently by talking about taxing oil and gas company profits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Boris Johnson sticks to government solution of giving rebates and loans to households; his argument against higher taxation of companies: that this would lead to further price increases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Both men will be aware that many of the increases will be pouring into people’s pockets at the same time this month and next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    It seems clear that more needs to be done to help people cope with rising costs. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The question is ‘what?’<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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