Budget 2026 live: chancellor says scrapping gas standing charges will save 60% of homes £45 a year
John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksBut there has been a more positive response from Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition. He said:Removing the gas standing charge will bring real relief to many low-income households who…
John Healey says UK faces ‘difficult moment’ as he prepares to deliver first budget of Andy Burnham’s governmentYou be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the booksBut there has been a more positive response from Simon Francis, coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition. He said:Removing the gas standing charge will bring real relief to many low-income households who…
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