BBCNEWS BBC News at Six June 4, 2024 17:08:00
For several million households and if, as some predictions suggest, they are north of £500 a month by next year, that's more than an average household's monthly income tax bill of £313. add all those bills up together and you get a giant dent in the economy, a significant political challenge for the new prime minister. who needs help, and who should pay? we aren't hearing much detailfrom either camp, but we can do some calculations. it would cost the government an additional £18 billion if it wants to be as generous at these prices in terms of help as it was in may in the last cost—of—l...