Truss Promises Immediate Tax Cuts; Sunak Vows to ‘Go Further’ With Support Package

Truss Promises Immediate Tax Cuts; Sunak Vows to ‘Go Further’ With Support Package
Conservative leadership candidates Liz Truss (L) and Rishi Sunak speak during during the second Conservative Party membership hustings in Exeter, England, on Aug. 1, 2022. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
|Updated:

The two candidates vying to become the UK’s next prime minister continued to clash on economic policies on Saturday.

Liz Truss promised an emergency budget to immediately cut taxes, while Rishi Sunak said he will “go further” with payments to help households with increasing energy bills.

Lily Zhou
Lily Zhou
Author
Lily Zhou is an Ireland-based reporter covering China news for The Epoch Times.
twitter
Related Topics