Andy Burnham scraps VAT on energy bills from October in £850million move funded by scrapping Keir’s digital ID scheme

ANDY Burnham has announced that he will scrap VAT from domestic energy bills. The cut will come into place from October 1 and has been funded by the axing of digital IDs. The measure will cost £850million and currently is only funded for one year. The estimated £42 saving will apply to every household regardless...