Where’s the help for unpaid carers Rishi? Asks Labour Councillor Liz Simpson.

 

Rishi Sunak’s attempt at helping families with the cost of living crisis may be one of the best pieces of spin of the twenty first century so far by a politician says Councillor Liz Simpson, told us “ I’m extremely pleased that the chancellor has followed Labours lead and announced a windfall tax on the energy giants profits, but I’m concerned in the fashion of distribution and that he didn’t follow Labour’s plan in how the tax was to be a real tax on energy giants and I believe Sunak was right to call his plan a ‘temporary energy profits levy’ as we the public only keep it for a very short time indeed and it's actually a Tax on public sector pension funds who are huge investors in energy shares.

They have been held back from profits for the last twelve years of Tory austerity and recipients of those funds will suffer later. Labour’s plans included help to offset the tax’s effect for both UK private and public sector pension funds”

“Sunak’s comms people seem to have designed the ultimate non-giveaway from Government, taxing energy giants in order to pay energy giants with the temporary levy and it's really a temporary lets borrow your cash levy, it's an unbelievable stunt of the first order, although I’m pleased people will receive the help from his stunt but the Tories have missed out a huge group of the most vulnerable people in the UK.”

“Unpaid carers have been overlooked in his dodgy giveaway yet millionaires will be given funds that Sunak suggests they should give to charity if they don’t need it”.

“The cost of living crisis will not be halted for the one million plus unpaid carers across the UK as the Government has yet again chosen to leave them behind. Carers allowance increased by 3½%, inflation now sits at 9% and I think that the Government needs to look again at this group of people who need help the most and ensure changes are made immediately to the allowance to keep unpaid carers able to pay their way with dignity and not drive them into poverty his refusal to help them shows how little Tories care about wider society.”