BBCNEWS World Business Report June 4, 2024 04:35:00
Been calling for a windfall tax on energy firms making record profits for weeks. we were told by the chancellor last week that there was no magic answer to the cost of living crisis. now he appears to have one. why's he announcing this today? i think the scale of the challenger does need to be considered and it's an issue households are facing tremendous pressure on the cost of living and the chancellor is in a position now where he does need to act and he does need to find large sums of money, 10— £15 billion, and if correctly designed, it could be one of the things that could help finding...