Labour responds to Government’s carbon tax plans

"The UK is in the middle of the worst economic crisis of any major economy. Now is not the time to be hiking taxes on families across the country, yet Rishi Sunak is ploughing ahead with a triple hammer blow of council tax hikes, public sector pay freezes and cuts to Universal Credit.

"We will consider any longer-term changes to the tax system carefully, bearing in mind that the UK is way off meeting its carbon-cutting targets. Any change must be fair, and go hand in hand with action to shore up family finances and improve living standards after over a decade of irresponsible decisions by the Conservatives."

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• New carbon taxes: meat, cheese and gas heating prices to rise https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-carbon-taxtes-meat-cheese-and-gas-heating-prices-to-rise-wxz5vd6k2