Andy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost-of-living move
Andy Burnham makes his first speech as UK prime minister in Downing Street on Monday. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham makes his first speech as UK prime minister in Downing Street on Monday.
- ▪Andy Burnham makes his first speech as UK prime minister in Downing Street on Monday.
- ▪Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham makes his first speech as UK prime minister in Downing Street on Monday.
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| Publication time | Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:31:08 GMT |
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Andy Burnham makes his first speech as UK prime minister in Downing Street on Monday. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/Sopa Images/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenAndy Burnham makes his first speech as UK prime minister in Downing Street on Monday. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/Sopa Images/ShutterstockAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost-of-living moveNewly appointed chancellor John Healey said move would be funded from cancelling digital ID programmeKiran Stacey Policy editorTue 21 Jul 2026 02.31 EDTFirst published on Tue 21 Jul 2026 01.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleElectricity bills will be reduced by an average of £45 from October, after Andy Burnham announced the government would remove VAT from them.The new prime minister said on Tuesday he was…
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