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Lee Hurst: So basically the savings made...

So basically the savings made to fund the 5% VAT cut in domestic energy bills do not exist as the Digital ID Burnham has binned to pay for it was not funded anyway. This is a £850 million hole that Labour have just blown in our finances. FYI I’m all for cutting VAT on energy bills, but don’t try and make out it’s already accounted for. The £850 million will be dragged out of you some other way.
Lee Hurst: So basically the savings made...
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Lee Hurst: Britain spends £177 billion...

Britain spends £177 billion on welfare (this excludes those on the state pension). The take home pay for someone on minimum wage is £20,800 per year. If we divide the £177 Bn by the minimum wage it comes to 8,509,615 people. Eight and a half million people getting an average of £20,800 without leaving their sofas and doing nothing. Someone justify this to me and tell me this is morally acceptable. Obvs many people will be getting far more than £20,800 and some much less, but the point remains. Explain to a person on minimum wage why they should turn up for work and take home less money than 8.5 million other idle people after deducting travel expenses.
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