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nearly five months ago. the snp and the lib dems had backed a windfall tax. the government had been resistant. the business secretary said this two days ago. do you support a windfall tax? i ve been very clear about a windfall tax. i don t think that it supports investment. i don t think it s necessarily the right thing. but, as i always say, that s up to the chancellor. even at the weekend, downing street sources were indicating that a big announcement on windfall tax wasn t imminent. so, what s changed? well, the government is keen to move on from partygate fast. the announcement earlier this week by the energy regulator that the typical household bill will go up by £800 a year from october is likely to have sharpened its focus. with prices set to keep rising, will this be the last time that rishi sunak has to intervene? helen catt, bbc news, westminster. let s talk to our economics correspondent andy verity.
is very helpful by announcing this today for downing street, putting things in the agenda that they want to talk about just things in the agenda that they want to talk aboutjust before parliament breaks for recess. breaks for recess. helen at westminster, breaks for recess. helen at westminster, thank - breaks for recess. helen at westminster, thank you i breaks for recess. helen at i westminster, thank you very breaks for recess. helen at - westminster, thank you very much. the government s support package comes as millions of people around the country are already struggling with the soaring price of food, energy and other key goods. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been talking to people in warrington and finding out how the measures would help them. rising prices are the talk of the town from food banks. to workplaces- town from food banks. to workplaces. mark and his wife emma workplaces. mark and his wife emma work full time but with three boys at home
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jenrick, a cabinet minister until recently, saying perhaps that shouldn t be happening right now. the government s argument as it helps pay for the nhs and in the long term it helps pay for social care in england, but there is huge concern from mps when you scratch beyond the current rows about the pro minister, around the cost of living. in fact, tonight, pro minister, around the cost of living. infact, tonight, a pro minister, around the cost of living. in fact, tonight, a debate going on in the chamber led by the scottish national party on exactly that, the cost of living, with plenty of mps hugely conscious that away from the noise of the rows in this postcode about the prime minister, and of course beyond this postcode plenty of people are boiling with anger, there are real pressing concerns for people day to day paying the bills, and there is hope and plenty of sides including within the conservative party that the government might do something pretty quickly to try to help out i