英国工会大会敦促财政大臣在本月预算中应对不断上涨的额外生活成本。
一份报告指出，过去五年间，英国家庭在抵押贷款、贷款、能源和水费上的额外支出平均接近14,000英镑。报告呼吁财政大臣在预算中应对飙升的生活成本。
Trades Union Congress urges chancellor to tackle rising additional living costs in this month’s budget UK households have paid almost £14,000 on average in additional costs for mortgages, loans, energy and water bills over the past five years, according to a report urging the chancellor to tackle soaring living costs at the budget.
距离约翰·希利首次担任财政大臣后的首次预算发表已不足两周，英国工会大会（TUC）表示，生活成本危机正对经济造成沉重压力，因经济困难的家庭不得不减少支出。
With less than a fortnight before John Healey’s first budget as chancellor, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said the cost of living crisis was weighing on the economy as hard-pressed households held back on spending.