UK's Sunak says one-off cost-of-living support to reach $46.6 bn

'We will send to around 8 mn low income households a one-off payment of 650 pounds,' says British finance minister

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British finance minister Rishi Sunak. Photo: Bloomberg
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1 min read Last Updated : Nov 03 2022 | 5:15 PM IST
British finance minister Rishi Sunak unveiled on Thursday a package of measures to try to ease a cost-of-living crisis for the public, saying the government support would amount to 37 billion pounds ($46.61 billion).

"That means we are supporting families with the cost of living with 37 billion pounds, or one and a half percent of GDP," he told parliament, adding that around three quarters of that total support would go to vulnerable households.

($1 = 0.7939 pounds)

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