George Osborne urged to cut cost of living

Sunday, 25 November 2012

George Osborne urged to cut cost of living

Synopsis

"Nick Faith, of think-tank, Policy ­Exchange, said: 'There needs to be a renewed focus on cost of living. Reconsidering a fuel duty increase would be a good start. In the longer term, abandoning the EU’s expensive and unnecessary Renewable Energy Directive could save billions that could in turn be used to put pressure on the energy companies to reduce bills.'"

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