Jeremy Hunt’s plans will be every bit as damaging as Kwasi Kwarteng’s
Responding to the new economic plans outlined by the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, the Scottish Greens economy spokesperson, Maggie Chapman MSP, said:
“Jeremy Hunt may have reversed almost everything that his predecessor announced, but what he is offering will be every bit as damaging. He has already said that nothing will be off the table when it comes to cuts, which will come on top of 12 years of austerity.
“His decision to axe the limited support that is being given to help stretched households and families to pay for energy bills will plunge even more people into poverty and destitution.
“Hunt knows the impact that his decisions will have, particularly on vulnerable people, but he simply doesn’t care. Neither he nor his Tory colleagues can be trusted with our economy or the services that we all rely on.”
Maggie also challenged the Scottish Tories, who backed Kwasi Kwarteng’s plans every step of the way:
“The Scottish Tories have also lost all credibility. Only a few weeks ago they told us Scotland had to implement the same policy decisions that were so bad the Chancellor who announced them was sacked and the PM was forced to drop them.
“Scotland didn’t vote for any of this. We didn’t vote for the cruelty and incompetence of Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss, and nor did we vote for the pain, austerity and cuts that will be inflicted by Jeremy Hunt.
“Every day spent under Tory rule is another day of economic damage, pain and misery. With independence we can take a different path and build a fairer, greener and better economy.”