Andy Burnham’s Labour Government is starting as it means to go on – help for South Cambridgeshire families with the cost of living, and help for local pubs, clubs and music venues. These are the first steps on a longer journey to turn this country around.
VAT on Energy
• The Prime Minister promised to give people some breathing space now through help with the cost of living.
• The government has now announced the abolition of VAT on domestic electricity bills from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, giving people breathing space this winter.
• The removal of 5% VAT on electricity will benefit all 30 million households in Britain. Care homes, some charities and some small businesses will also benefit.
• This rapid action ahead of the Budget means that this will be factored into the Ofgem energy cap decision in August which will come into effect from October. It is expected to take around £45 off the yearly Ofgem price cap.
• This £850m commitment this financial year is just the first immediate step the government will take to bring down the cost of living, funded by the abolition of Digital ID.
£2 Bus Tickets
● The Prime Minister promised that the cost of living would run through the veins of this government, with every decision tested against it. Now, he is delivering on that promise.
● The £2 cap will be in place from 1 January 2027 until the rest of the year, helping millions of people access affordable bus travel, supporting access to work, education, healthcare and leisure.
● We are taking immediate action to tackle rip-off Britain and bring down the cost of
essentials.
● This is on top of the existing commitment for every child aged five to 15 in England to travel free on participating local buses throughout August – with unlimited journeys, no registration required, and at no cost to families.
● For too long costs have grown and grown with seemingly no end in sight. Wednesday’s announcement is about giving families breathing space, and connecting communities to jobs, opportunities and each other.
Business Rates Cuts For Pubs, Clubs and Music Venues
Politics hasn’t been good enough – we can do better and the Prime Minister’s promise is that we will. We will change politics with a new 10-year plan for Britain: to build a new economy where we put life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable again.
We will also give people some breathing space now, to help with the cost of living that’s why we’ve made three big pledges over the last three days. We’ve already announced plans to remove VAT from electricity bills this winter and to introduce a £2 bus fare cap from January, throughout 2027.
Yesterday, built on those announcements by backing the pubs, clubs and live music venues at the heart of our communities – but too many have disappeared from our high streets in recent years.
That’s why we’re cutting business rates by 20% for over 30,000 venues across the country.
And we’re paying for it fairly – including through reviewing reliefs for businesses that do not make a positive contribution to local communities, such as vape shops.
Andy Burnham’s Labour Government is starting as it means to go on – help for South Cambridgeshire families with the cost of living, and help for local pubs, clubs and music venues. These are the first steps on a longer journey to turn this country around.
VAT on Energy
• The Prime Minister promised to give people some breathing space now through help with the cost of living.
• The government has now announced the abolition of VAT on domestic electricity bills from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, giving people breathing space this winter.
• The removal of 5% VAT on electricity will benefit all 30 million households in Britain. Care homes, some charities and some small businesses will also benefit.
• This rapid action ahead of the Budget means that this will be factored into the Ofgem energy cap decision in August which will come into effect from October. It is expected to take around £45 off the yearly Ofgem price cap.
• This £850m commitment this financial year is just the first immediate step the government will take to bring down the cost of living, funded by the abolition of Digital ID.
£2 Bus Tickets
● The Prime Minister promised that the cost of living would run through the veins of this government, with every decision tested against it. Now, he is delivering on that promise.
● The £2 cap will be in place from 1 January 2027 until the rest of the year, helping millions of people access affordable bus travel, supporting access to work, education, healthcare and leisure.
● We are taking immediate action to tackle rip-off Britain and bring down the cost of
essentials.
● This is on top of the existing commitment for every child aged five to 15 in England to travel free on participating local buses throughout August – with unlimited journeys, no registration required, and at no cost to families.
● For too long costs have grown and grown with seemingly no end in sight. Wednesday’s announcement is about giving families breathing space, and connecting communities to jobs, opportunities and each other.
Business Rates Cuts For Pubs, Clubs and Music Venues
Politics hasn’t been good enough – we can do better and the Prime Minister’s promise is that we will. We will change politics with a new 10-year plan for Britain: to build a new economy where we put life’s essentials back under stronger public control to make them affordable again.
We will also give people some breathing space now, to help with the cost of living that’s why we’ve made three big pledges over the last three days. We’ve already announced plans to remove VAT from electricity bills this winter and to introduce a £2 bus fare cap from January, throughout 2027.
Yesterday, built on those announcements by backing the pubs, clubs and live music venues at the heart of our communities – but too many have disappeared from our high streets in recent years.
That’s why we’re cutting business rates by 20% for over 30,000 venues across the country.
And we’re paying for it fairly – including through reviewing reliefs for businesses that do not make a positive contribution to local communities, such as vape shops.