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martin lewis hits back according to allegations that he was “sold out’ over Rishi Sunak cost of life plan

Martin Lewis said he just trying”call it’s straight ‘like it hit back in critics who accused him of be “sell out”after praising Rishi Sunak package of measures to help with in cost of life crisis.

Money Saving Expert in the last few months have been very critical of chancellor and government more wide for doesn’t do enough to help people with rising fuel, food and electricity bills.

But Mr Lewis said on Thursday when he greeted series of measures announced chancellor in parliament previously in a day that included a £400 cut in electricity bills. for every household in United Kingdom.

package has been widely described as generous, and the Resolution Fund, which is working on help those on low- and middle-income, he said research showed that help announced The Treasury has covered about four-fifths since February of in rise in gas and electricity bills.

Answering him online critics, Mr Lewis said: “A big thank you to the few who attacked me as a ‘salesman’. out’ after summarizing that the Chancellor package was more generous than expected. I spent months screaming, pleading, calling for more help call out danger. I have nothing to sell out just try and call it’s straight.”

Martin Lewis greets the Chancellor support package

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£15 billion Mr. Sunak package of financial aid will be partially funded by a temporary contingency tax of 25 percent on profit of oil and gas companies who are making huge profits during the Covid pandemic.

He said that almost everything of 8 million of the worst-off households in The UK will benefit from the tune of £1200 made up of support measures including £650 cost of live payment for the poorest and one-off A payment of £300 to 8 million retiree households and £150 to each 6 million households. disabled people.

Chancellor added what he will double help with energy bills on offer all households £200 to £400 this fall and convert the payment from a loan to a grant.

the Labor Party, which called for for windfall tax five months ago, said he welcomed move but asked why took so long for in government announce policy.

Mr. Sunak addressed the broadcasters on Friday morning and defended the windfall tax amid criticism from some in his own party assuming it was wrong decision because it would keep future investments in United Kingdom.

sunak sets out cost of life help in parliament

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He denied that he package of measures would exacerbate rising inflation and refused rule out another round of help next year. He also insisted that he was “fiscal conservative”.

He said, “People can judge me by how I acted over in last pair of years.

“I was always ready to react to the situation on Land, what’s going on with the economy, what families are going through and doing sure we have a policy in place to support them through it.

“AT terms of ‘this is one-off?’, what is happening next year i would go back to what I said earlier. I do want people to be sure and sure that we can get through this. We can combat as well as reduce inflation, we tools at our disposal and in time it will come down.”

He added: “First of all I’m fiscal conservativeI find it incredibly important to manage the country’s finances responsibly. This means that after the shock that we experienced, in order to get a loan and debt levels back on stable trajectory.

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