Sounds like short termism to me. The Government needs to be looking to the longer term. People will be affected by the current economic crisis for some time to come so they will need to be supported. As for a windfall tax on energy companies? Could push the price of energy up even further. I also believe that the Government should have foreseen a potential economic slowdown on the horizon and should have saved accordingly so as not to have needed to impose a windfall tax in the first place.
No one off payments aren't the way forward. The only way to ensure that people in this country get a descent service from thier energy provider is if the government nationalise the entire industry and plough the proffits into providing a discount for the vunerable/elderly and providing the best posssible service, this would provide the gov with a lot more revenue to run the country with as opposed to letting all the cash we pay go to investors and foreign companies. but thats too socialist isn't it?
Yes.....they always mention the OAPs but I'm on IB & without having M.E that means I'm bedbound resting sometimes 20hrs a day I'd get hypothermia......thank god chocolate is cheaper than electricity. I'm doing what bears do...bulking up & hibernating
A simple one off payment probably isn't going to make a huge difference in the long term. While a windfall tax sounds like a good idea it may be better to encourage investment by the power industries, especially as things like electricity generation are going to be hit shortly when power stations reach the end of their design life. However, perhaps it would be better if the government directly funded energy saving improvements to homes? Such as cavity wall insulation, more efficient heating etc? That would last longer than a single payment.
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