00:00Well, look, I'm really pleased the government has done something on energy bills, but I really worry that it is
00:05not targeted very well.
00:06And what we can see by his choice to use council tax bands is that some incredibly wealthy people who
00:12have maybe retired early and downsized to a small flap might get help at the expense of the taxpayer.
00:17But about 1.4 million people who are on low incomes, but in bigger houses, are set to lose out.
00:23That is not good for the public and it's not good for the taxpayer.
00:25So what we Liberal Democrats have proposed was an essential energy guarantee that would give an average of £100, but
00:32that would mean that wealthier families would receive less than that and the most vulnerable on low incomes and disabled
00:38would receive up to £180 a year.
00:40That would have been more progressive, better for the public, better for the taxpayer this winter.
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