{"id":363129,"date":"2026-07-21T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-cuts-tax-on-electricity-bills-in-first-major-policy-announcement\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:00:23","slug":"burnham-cuts-tax-on-electricity-bills-in-first-major-policy-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/burnham-cuts-tax-on-electricity-bills-in-first-major-policy-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Burnham cuts tax on electricity bills in first major policy announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WOrIwGZxcgA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Burnham cuts tax on electricity bills in first major policy announcement\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WOrIwGZxcgA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>VAT on electricity bills is to be removed from 1 October, Andy Burnham has said in his first major policy announcement as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>The move is expected to take around \u00a345 off the yearly Ofgem price cap.<\/p>\n<p>Burnham says the cut, estimated to cost \u00a3850m, will be funded by his decision to scrap the previous government&#8217;s \u00a31.8bn digital ID programme.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-andy-burnham-keir-starmer-labour-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#costofliving #energybills #andyburnham #politics #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VAT on electricity bills is to be removed from 1 October, Andy Burnham has said in his first major policy announcement as prime minister. 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