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Britain will consider measures to abate energy bills, UK’s Johnson says
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Posted on January 5, 2022
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Published by maria gbaf
Posted on January 5, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
UK's Boris Johnson is considering measures to reduce rising energy bills, highlighting VAT cuts as a blunt instrument and open to further actions.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will listen to businesses and consumers on measures to abate rising energy bills, but a cut in sales tax on gas and electricity was a “blunt instrument”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
“We will continue to listen to businesses and consumers about how to abate the costs of energy,” he told a news conference. “I’m not ruling out further measures.”
“The argument is … that (value added tax) is a bit of a blunt instrument, and the difficulty is that you end up also cutting fuel bills for a lot of people who perhaps don’t need the support in quite the direct way that we need to give it.”
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, writing by Paul Sandle, editing by Chris Reese)
The main topic is the UK government's consideration of measures to reduce rising energy bills, as discussed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Boris Johnson described VAT cuts on energy as a blunt instrument, suggesting they might not effectively target those in need.
The UK government is open to listening to businesses and consumers about possible measures to reduce energy costs.
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