Out-of-touch chancellor is sacrificing public services for personal popularity

Responding to comments by the chancellor today (Thursday) that two years of public spending ‘discipline’ will be needed to deliver his 1% tax cut in 2024, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “The chancellor’s mask has slipped. A tax cut two years away ​​won’t help anyone struggling to make ends meet now. ​But it will mean cutting back essential public services and the wages of the hard-working people delivering them ​taking a pummelling. “Healthcare assistants, teaching assistants and refuse collectors will ​suffer financial hardship and real pay cuts so Rishi Sunak can increase his popularity before an election, boosting his chances of moving in to number ten. “Hard-up families at the sharp end, making heart breaking decisions about their finances, got zip from the spring statement. “​The chancellor has zero grasp of ​the harsh reality of real people’s lives. His suggestion that a small increase in the ​minimum wage means they’re ‘well paid’ ​makes that clear. “Try telling a care worker ​or a hospital porter who has to ​put back essential items ​at the checkout because they don’t have enough money that pay restraint ​is an option. “People are turning off boilers​, wondering if they can afford to use the cooker or turn on a light ​and going without tea so their children can eat because finances are so stretched. Treats are a distant memory. This is a living nightmare for...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - Category: Food Science Authors: Tags: News Press release cost of living public sector pay Source Type: news