DOUGLAS Ross has been urged to “do the right thing for once” and defend benefits rising in line with inflation amid fears that the UK Government could implement drastic cuts in its upcoming fiscal plan.
Liz Truss’s government has failed to rule out increasing benefits in line with earnings, instead of inflation, in an effort to save around £5 billion and help fund the tax cuts outlined in the disastrous mini budget.
It is feared that hundreds of thousands of working families across the UK would risk sliding into further poverty if the change was implemented.
