Mumsnet users share their thoughts on the latest proposal from the new Prime Minister Liz Truss, which many think is "bonkers." It comes as Liz Truss plans to protect households from the full impact of soaring energy prices with a £90 billion intervention. It is thought that the bills will be frozen at around the £2,500 mark.
"Tying us into a possible 20-year loan at a cost of £90-130 billion with no guarantee of future gas prices and no incentive for people to change behaviour to save gas save money and save the planet. I may be dead in 20 years and my kids will be paying this off forever plus Covid. It's the worst idea ever," said one mum who took to an online chatroom to share her concerns about the new proposal.
Others agreed, with one commenter saying: "We need to stop wasting fuel. Why should people be rescued by the government (which just means other taxpayers, not a magic money tree) so they can sit at home in t-shirts with the heating whacked up full? Where people who try to manage their spending and reduce the use of energy are penalised by paying off debts for the rest of their lives?"
