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Earlier this week, UK energy regulator Ofgem said the typical household energy bill was set to rise by £800 in October, bringing it to £2,800 a year. Bills rose by £700 on average in April.
Labour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves told BBC Breakfast the windfall tax meant the government had "finally come to their senses", but asked: "What took them so long?" But the Treasury said Labour's call for a cut to VAT on fuel - another of Sir Keir Starmer's key demands - would have benefited better-off households even more.Labour's Rachel Reeves said second home owners should not get extra benefits from the energy bill discount
Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme if he planned another emergency package next year, even if it meant more government borrowing and higher taxes, the chancellor said: "I've always been prepared to respond to the situation on the ground".
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