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Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme

  • May 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Rachel Reeves fires up summer spending reminiscent of Rishi Sunak's COVID scheme
Rachel Reeves' Great British Summer Savings, a family-friendly bundle of VAT cuts for kids' meals and leisure attractions, and free bus travel to get to there, is reminiscent of a previous Treasury wheeze intended to lift spirits in a troubled summer - think Eat Out To Help Out, without social distancing or gnawing anxiety.

Originally published at Sky News Business

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