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Worst Is Yet To Come After Labour's 'Scattergun' Budget, Experts Warn

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Labour’s “scattergun” Budget has been criticised by experts for spreading cost of living support “too thinly” – meaning Brits have a tough period ahead of them. Chancellor John Healey promised to offer the public “breathing space” in his maiden Budget on Wednesday with a £4.4 billion cost of living support package. That included giving a £100 lump sum to 20 million households in council tax bands A to D and scrapping standing gas charges, saving 60% of households an average of £45 a year. However, the Budget has been widely criticised for tinkering around the edges, rather than offering…

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    Worst Is Yet To Come After Labour's 'Scattergun' Budget, Experts Warn

    Labour’s “scattergun” Budget has been criticised by experts for spreading cost of living support “too thinly” – meaning Brits have a tough period ahead of them. Chancellor John Healey promised to offer the public “breathing space” in his maiden Budget on Wednesday with a £4.4...