Lanarkshire MP demands action from UK Government on spiralling energy crisis
dailyrecord.co.ukAirdrie and Shotts MP Anum Qaisar has demanded urgent action from the UK government to financially support people with spiralling energy costs.The SNP MP has called on the UK Government to introduce a number of measures such as scraping the energy price cap; doubling the energy grant to £800 and ensure all payments are made by the beginning of October.She also called for an energy price cap for small and medium-sized enterprises and bringing in a further windfall tax and extend it to include all large businesses who made significant profits during the pandemic.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Ms Qaisar told Lanarkshire Live : “The UK Tory Government must immediately come out of hiding and take urgent action to address spiralling energy costs. “People cannot wait until the Tories have decided who their next leader will be.“Any action must include scrapping the energy price cap, doubling the energy grant, bringing in an energy price cap for businesses, and implementing another broader windfall tax.“While the SNP Scottish Government is doing what it can with its limited powers to help people in Scotland through the Tory-made cost-of-living
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