SIR Jacob Rees-Mogg said payments to those on benefits to cover energy price rises are already being included in the benefit increase due on April 1 when tax caps are suspended.
Speaking to GB News, Sir Jacob said: “The Chancellor of the Exchequer is insulting those who work and pay tax.
“It is now proposed that from 2021 to 2031, the tax cap will be suspended. That is now costing people £703 a year. But while they pay more tax, unemployed people are protected.
“So between 2021 and now, their benefits are up 28%. Working people are worse off, and unemployed people are protected.
“This is not fair, because not every working person has many millions. Some people, six and a half million people in this country, are working who would be better off receiving benefits.
They are those people, if they were to retire, who if they decided to stay at home and watch the GB news all day, as a good thing to do, they would be better off financially than continuing to work hard and do their job in the country, their patriotic duty to make this country flourish and prosper and improve the standard of living of the people as a nation.
“These are the ones who are affected by the fact that their living standards are not only reduced, but reduced, while those who pay them are protected. And this is not fair.
“And the curse that is being added to the danger by the Chancellor is that he is proposing to give support to those affected by obesity, not to anyone else.
“Now the problem with this is that, first of all, it’s too early. Four years ago, there was a big electricity problem, but at that time, the price of gas was nine times higher than it was at the beginning.
“This was a painful situation that almost no business or anyone could deal with. Some billionaires, yes, of course, but even people with good incomes could not cope with the ninefold increase in their energy bills, so the government came to support.
“In my opinion, there was a better way to do it, which is to make the support paid over time, but still, everyone was helped, because the problem hit everyone.
“Well, the problem is not that serious. The increase in the price of gas and the price of oil is noticeable, but it is not a disaster. Therefore, it is time to come out with these types of programs, it is premature to say that there should be special support.
“Because what has happened now is within the normal range of events and is responsible for the rise in inflation that will continue on April 1 for people on benefits anyway.
“It is not right to throw a lot of money into it, a lot of money will have to be paid by future generations, because the deficit is already too big.
“The February figure was much worse than expected, even after a relatively good January, because the government spends a lot of money. It is the increase in spending that keeps the deficit high, and we are about to pay high taxes which means that people will not work hard enough to pay taxes, because the spending is very strong.
“This is not a tax strike in ancient times when people just refuse to pay taxes, but it is a tax strike with the removal of incentives. Those who work are treated unfairly. They know it is unfair, to punish the working poor more than anyone else.
“It’s not fair to them because they have to pay more taxes to support those living at home. It’s wrong. It shouldn’t be allowed to happen, but that’s what you always get from socialists.”
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