Government plan to help households with rising cost of living could come in days
The Prime Minister is to meet Chancellor Rishi Sunak soon to finalise plans, with an announcement possible on Thursday.
It is also understood Policing Minister Kit Malthouse repeated calls at cabinet to swiftly return to a "low tax" society. But while attitudes towards the idea in government appear to have softened, neither Mr Johnson nor Mr Sunak have committed to the move. There is then the quandary of whether to offer something that a greater proportion of people benefit from - could the first £40 repayment of the government's Energy Bills Support Scheme be postponed or cancelled?
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