05-10-2022, 09:04 AM
October 5, 202212:01 AM GMT+8Last Updated 9 hours ago
By Andrew Macaskill and Kylie Maclellan
BIRMINGHAM, England Oct 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a new row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting she could limit increases in benefit payments to less than soaring inflation as she seeks ways to fund her tax-cutting growth plan.
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Immediately lawmakers in Truss's Conservative Party - some who helped force the top tax rate reversal - opposed any move to reduce the increases in benefits at a time when millions are struggling with higher costs of food and energy.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-tru...022-10-04/
By Andrew Macaskill and Kylie Maclellan
BIRMINGHAM, England Oct 4 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Liz Truss triggered a new row in her party on Tuesday by suggesting she could limit increases in benefit payments to less than soaring inflation as she seeks ways to fund her tax-cutting growth plan.
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Immediately lawmakers in Truss's Conservative Party - some who helped force the top tax rate reversal - opposed any move to reduce the increases in benefits at a time when millions are struggling with higher costs of food and energy.
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-tru...022-10-04/