PMQs Live – ‘Isn’t it just forcing people to take out a loan?’ – Starmer
BBC News says Keir Starmer’s fourth question is on the government’s response to rising energy prices.
He says the PM hasn’t got the first clue what the chancellor has signed him up to.
He says the government is giving billions of pounds to energy companies, then forcing families to pay it off for years to come.
“Isn’t it just forcing people to take out a loan?” he asks.
Boris Johnson says people in the A to D council tax bands – that’s 26 million homes- are being given a £150 rebate on their energy bills.
He says Labour’s offer is £89 – the government’s is faster and more generous, he argues.
Labour would clobber the oil and gas companies with a tax that would deter investment in gas just when the country needs it as a transition to greener fuels, adds the PM.
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