One-off levy to fund support package amid cost of living crisis which could include increase in benefits
Rishi Sunak will push the button on a controversial windfall tax on energy companies on Thursday, as he lays out measures to ease the pain of rising household bills.
Treasury sources did not deny reports the chancellor would use his announcement to scrap the requirement to repay a previously announced £200 discount on energy bills for all households, or that he could increase the level of the grant.
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