Britain’s undersecretary for protection Rachel MacLean suggested that workers with higher charges should “consider increasing working hours or moving to a better job”.
This came against the backdrop of inflation in Britain entering a record high in recent months, as the British Central Bank raised its 2022 inflation forecast to 10.25% in the fourth quarter in early May. , which could be an all-time record.
Regulators noted that since the last report was published in February, inflationary pressure has risen sharply due to the deteriorating situation between Russia and Ukraine, leading to a “significant deterioration in growth prospects in the world and Greater Britain. ” Britain, ”according to the World Bank.
MacLean said, in an interview with “Sky News,” that families can “protect” themselves from the cost-of-living crisis by doing more work, continuing, “I think the we need to focus now on the long -term, where we need a plan to grow the economy and ensure that people can better protect themselves, whether it’s putting in more time or moving to a better -paying job. ”
However, the undersecretary admitted that “you will not work with people who are already working three jobs.”
In this regard, Northern Ireland’s shadow minister Peter Kyle called McClain’s ideas “far from the truth”.
Earlier, Environment Minister George Eustice suggested, in the context of high prices, that Britons choose cheap products over “well -known” brands.
Source: RIA Novosti
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