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Healey’s £4.4bn cost living support package ‘badly targeted,’ says Resolution Foundation – business live

·The Guardian·Impact 2/5 · Moderate

The UK's £4.4bn cost of living support package has been criticized by the Resolution Foundation for being "badly targeted". This means that even families who are supposed to benefit from the package are facing higher energy bills than they did during the last energy price shock. The package was announced in a budget by John Healey, and it is intended to help households struggling with the cost of living.

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Why it matters

The UK's cost of living support package is being criticized for being badly targeted, which may not effectively address the issue of higher energy bills. This could lead to continued economic uncertainty.

Market impact

Impact score
2 / 5
Market signal
Neutral
Category
Market moves
Model confidence
35%

Transmission channels

Higher energy bills→Economic uncertainty→Consumer spending slowdown→UK market impact

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