Caution remains on Britain's supporting measures towards cost-of-living crisis

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Caution remains on Britain's supporting measures towards cost-of-living crisis

STORY: Caution remains on Britain's supporting measures towards cost-of-living crisis DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIUZHI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of London 3. SOUNDBITE (English): KEITH BAKER, Research fellow in fuel poverty and energy policy at Glasgow Caledonian University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHAO XIUZHI, Xinhua correspondent "After months of public debate, the British government has recently announced a package of support measures towards the current cost-of-living crisis, including a one-off payment to the poor, an energy bill discount and also a levy on the energy companies. The measures are welcomed, but some experts and the public are saying it is still not enough, and in fact just a drop in the ocean." To ease the pain of surging costs, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced in May that around 8 million of the country's poorest families will receive a payment of 650 British pounds (816

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