⬆️ Rising energy prices
⬆️ Rising food prices
⬆️ Rising fuel prices
🇪🇺 But while EU countries are taking real action on the cost of living crisis, the UK Tory government makes the wrong political choices.
🧵 Here's what other countries are doing.
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⬆️ Rising food prices
⬆️ Rising fuel prices
🇪🇺 But while EU countries are taking real action on the cost of living crisis, the UK Tory government makes the wrong political choices.
🧵 Here's what other countries are doing.
snp.org/heres-how-eu-c…
🇫🇷 While energy prices in the UK rose by 54%, the French government chose to cap them at 4%.
On top of that, France is providing a €100 payment to low-income households, and introduced a 15 cent-per-litre reduction in fuel prices (compared to 5p in the UK).
On top of that, France is providing a €100 payment to low-income households, and introduced a 15 cent-per-litre reduction in fuel prices (compared to 5p in the UK).
🇩🇪 The German government is giving everyone a one-off €300 payment to help with the cost of living, and a further €100 for each child.
Anybody receiving state benefits will receive an additional €100.
Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak is offering a £200 "heat now, pay later" loan.
Anybody receiving state benefits will receive an additional €100.
Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak is offering a £200 "heat now, pay later" loan.
🇪🇸 Spain has lowered VAT on energy bills from 21% to 10% until June, while taxes on electricity have been cut from 7% to 0.5%.
The Spanish government has also levied a windfall tax on energy companies, helping to ease the burden of high costs for consumers.
The Spanish government has also levied a windfall tax on energy companies, helping to ease the burden of high costs for consumers.
🇮🇪 The Irish government has given households a €200 energy rebate, with those who are claiming fuel allowance receiving €125 on top of that.
Public transport fares have also been reduced by 20% until the end of the year, to help with the rising costs.
Public transport fares have also been reduced by 20% until the end of the year, to help with the rising costs.
🇧🇪 Belgium has cut VAT on energy from 21% to 6% until July.
In 2016, Boris Johnson and the Brexit campaign said that leaving the EU would mean cheaper energy bills through a VAT cut. They failed to deliver that.
In 2016, Boris Johnson and the Brexit campaign said that leaving the EU would mean cheaper energy bills through a VAT cut. They failed to deliver that.
🔎 Meanwhile, the Tories have increased National Insurance, a regressive tax that hits working people – while going ahead with a £4bn tax cut for bankers.
It broke the Tory manifesto promise and made the UK the only major economy to put up taxes during the cost of living crisis.
It broke the Tory manifesto promise and made the UK the only major economy to put up taxes during the cost of living crisis.
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