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At least something is going down fast! Chancellor Healey necks a pint hours after tax-raising Budget that hit strivers

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Chancellor John Healey drank a pint of Chancellor's Choice beer at a Westminster pub after delivering Labour’s Budget, which includes tax increases and energy bill relief measures. The Budget aims to help households but is criticized by think tanks like the Resolution Foundation and Institute for Fiscal Studies for not adequately addressing Britain's economic challenges and being poorly targeted. Households could face financial losses of over £1,000 due to rising energy costs and Labour’s new tax policies.

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John Healey, the UK Chancellor, responded to criticism of his recent Budget by drinking a pint of beer in front of cheering Treasury officials. This happened hours after he presented Labour's economic plan at Westminster, under the leadership of Andy Burnham. The video was posted on X by Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson from the Two Chairmen pub.

However, critics argue that the new measures will do little to boost growth and could leave households more than £1,000 worse off over two years due to rising energy costs and Labour's tax hikes. The influential Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said the Budget's "raft of fiddly measures" would delay tough decisions and that the £100 support for lower council tax band households was poorly targeted.

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John Healey responded to claims he delivered a boring Budget last night, by downing a pint in front of whooping Treasury officials. uncertain

he → respond → officials

The Chancellor performed the trick at a Westminster pub after spending an hour setting out Labour's new economic direction under the new leadership of Andy Burnham. asserted

Chancellor → perform → Burnham

Video posted on X by Treasury minister Dan Tomlinson showed him behind the bar of the nearby Two Chairmen, knocking back a pint of Chancellor's Choice before turning the glass over on his head to show it was empty. asserted

it → post → head

But the video of the revelry emerged as it was revealed households face being more than £1,000 worse off over the next two years as they are hammered by the energy crisis and Labour tax raids. asserted

they → emerge → crisis

The Resolution Foundation's chief executive Ruth Curtice said the Chancellor had done 'little to address the sharp challenges facing Britain' and support was spread 'too thin'. asserted

support → say → Britain

The Budget yesterday was 'scattergun', offering £100 off energy bills to homes in lower council tax bands, the think-tank boss said. asserted

boss → offer → bands

The Chancellor performed the trick at a Westminster pub after spending an hour setting out Labour's new economic direction under the new leadership of Andy Burnham She warned that even those getting help – along with maintaining suspension of 5 per cent VAT on electricity costs – would face higher bills next year than they did during the last crisis in 2022. asserted

they → perform → 2022

The influential Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) think tank said the Budget's 'raft of fiddly measures' would do little to boost growth and warned it delayed tough decisions. Greg Thwaites, the think tank's interim chief economist, added that the energy bills payment of £100 for households in council tax bands A to D was 'a terribly badly targeted kind of support' as it would go to 'lots of people who are doing ok who probably can manage without that money' at a time 'when we don't have a lot of money to throw around'. asserted

we → say → money

He added: 'We would much rather the Government gave twice as much money to half as many people.' asserted

Government → add → people

Mr Healey today hit back against accusations it was too modest, saying: 'I'd fundamentally contest that this is not a significant Budget.' Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said the Budget was 'not good enough, not strong enough, not bold enough', while Reform UK's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick described it as a 'nothing burger'. asserted

Jenrick → hit → burger

Mr Tomlinson posted the picture with the caption: 'The boss seeing off a pint of Chancellor's Choice after a long day at the office.' asserted

boss → post → office

But Tory peer Lord Jackson of Peterborough said: 'He looks like a bit of a wally.' asserted

He → say → wally

The 4 per cent pale ale was brewed by the Chantry Brewery in Mr Healey's Rotherham constituency to celebrate a cut in business rates for pubs. asserted

ale → brew → pubs

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