{"id":364019,"date":"2026-07-23T22:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-governments-great-british-summer-of-savings-isnt-saving-much-money\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T22:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T21:00:37","slug":"why-the-governments-great-british-summer-of-savings-isnt-saving-much-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-the-governments-great-british-summer-of-savings-isnt-saving-much-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the government&#8217;s &#8216;Great British summer of savings&#8217; isn&#8217;t saving much money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HVH6pdH3vXw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why the government's 'Great British summer of savings' isn't saving much money\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HVH6pdH3vXw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Summer Savings scheme run by the government was criticised on Thursday 23 July for not going far enough.<\/p>\n<p>The temporary cut in VAT on children\u2019s meals and attractions was announced in June.<\/p>\n<p>Now theme parks have told ITV News that the VAT discount has led to more customers. But to save, families also have to spend.<\/p>\n<p>For more of the biggest news stories in the UK and around the world, visit the ITV News YouTube channel: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News In Full on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ITVNewsInFull<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at: http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news  <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Follow ITV News on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\n\u2022 Follow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Summer Savings scheme run by the government was criticised on Thursday 23 July for not going far enough. The temporary cut in VAT on children\u2019s meals and attractions was announced in June. 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