Chancellor urged to tackle key consumer issues
The Herald|January 23, 2024
TV presenter Martin Lewis is urging the Chancellor to fix some key consumer issues, including rules around child benefit which "unfairly" penalise some families with a single income or one dominant earner.
Chancellor urged to tackle key consumer issues

The founder of MoneySaving Expert.com and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of the March 6 Budget, highlighting several areas of concern affecting parents, first-time buyers and mobile and broadband customers, among others.

Mr Hunt appeared as a guest on ITV's Martin Lewis Money Show earlier in January and, when Mr Lewis pushed on some key campaigning points, the Chancellor's response was to ask Mr Lewis to write to him.

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