LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss will present a “bold action plan” on Thursday to support homes and businesses in the face of rising energy bills as well as boost local energy supplies, sources said. indicates his services.
Appointed on Tuesday to replace resigned Boris Johnson, the former foreign secretary promised immediate action to tackle a set of challenges on a scale unseen for a new Downing Street tenant since World War II – including the energy crisis, the economic recession that promises to be long and social unrest.
Liz Truss will unveil to Parliament a plan providing both short-term and long-term solutions to the energy crisis, her office said, without giving details of the measures.
A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Prime Minister is considering freezing energy bills, a measure which could cost around 100 billion pounds (115 billion euros) – more than the programs put in place to support wages and companies during the COVDI-19 crisis.
In a statement, Liz Truss said her government would “take immediate action to help people and businesses with their postmen, but also take decisive action to address the root cause of these problems, so that we don’t end up new to this situation.
During the summer campaign to elect the new leader of the Conservative Party, Liz Truss said she favored tax cuts rather than direct help to British households in the face of unprecedented energy bill hikes. (Report Kylie MacLellan; French version Jean Terzian)