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And 9.1 billion in regards to energy. and theres also a household support fund which has been built from 500 million to a -- localist ortiz are in the best place to identify those who need that additional support. i was the minister of work and pensions throughout the pandemic. and throughout the pandemic, both the chancellor in the prime minister, at no point failed to step up and support the poorest and most disadvantaged in our country. although theres a lot of uncertainty around the energy m...

I just think we all need to do more and fast. >> a lot of people agree with you. how much pressure can economic sanctions really put on russia right now given weve already seen -- i thought was surprising -- the ruble has already rebounded to where it was a month or so ago? >> so, thats one measure, wolf, of the economy there. the other measure, though, is whats really going on with the -- with the people on the streets? are they able to buy things? do they see this fluctuation in the ruble? do ...

Cpi inflation. 8 perhaps, perhaps, come april, in couple figures. what can be done about that? >> some of this is global. >> yeah. >> you know, inflation is increasing in other countries, too. i would say what marks the uk its really the only country in the g7, and thats what makes the cost of living cries the long term, on the energy front, for example, were going to have to make a transition away from hydrocarbons to cleaner, predictable fuels one of the thoughts going into dependencies on sky...

Law. so, in the notification, as in the chief exact of being the ferris, and with the exact detail, not just the various amounts of media, we need to collect it in one place. because there are criminal sanctions. and, unclear doing the unlimited fine. >> it is all post talk. it in those few hours, that window of opportunity, before that zoom call came, and before those sackings were issued, there is been an opportunity to speak to the ferries. i understand, after the fact, we were not utterly ag...

Backlog. putting more pieces off the street, more money -- into. theres a lot of things that were doing. a lot a very strong investment in public services. and of that of course needs to be paid for. >> but there are those who say what you did yesterday did not go far enough, and did not help the forest in society. no increase in universal credit, pensions, universal benefit. various parts of society do not earn enough to benefit from the announcements you made yesterday, do they? they are not g...

I think it started by saying that there are things that you could do that would not cost a fortune and that would cause, over the period that all these numbers look at, the forecast period, doing that to welfare would cost about £25 billion. it would be another £25 billion, round numbers, to do the same on pensions, right, so thats £50 billion already. then you can add more to start compensating government departments for inflation and pay and that is another tens of billions of pounds, so ac...

Things like, well, there was that 5p cut in fuel duty. we know that the pensions go up with inflation as it was a time ago, not the current rate of inflation. theres the council tax rebate to help with the energy bills. does all of that make much of a difference to you? it doesnt make any difference at all. its just nonsensical. i mean, why give that — thats going to be swallowed up by everything else. how long is there, you know, £150 off your council tax going to last? its not going to last...

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Million _ when martin lewis predicts that 10 million people could be pushed into fuel poverty, the chancellor should sit up _ fuel poverty, the chancellor should sit up and — fuel poverty, the chancellor should sit up and listen. and we know that pensions _ sit up and listen. and we know that pensions and security are not going to keep _ pensions and security are not going to keep up — pensions and security are not going to keep up with inflation. pensioners and those on social security— p...