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Cutting VAT won’t fix Britain’s energy bills

Andy Burnham’s answer to rising energy costs has been a VAT cut on domestic energy bills. But all this does is move money from one pocket to another, with the taxpayer covering the difference, says Alan Chang Britain is facing an energy emergency. January bills are expected to climb by £276 for the typical UK [...]

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