Surging household energy bills and food prices pushed British inflation to a 41-year high, data showed a day before finance minister Jeremy Hunt announces "tough but necessary" tax hikes and spending cuts to control price growth.
British annual inflation surged to a fresh 40-year high in June on rising motor fuel and food prices, adding to a cost-of-living crisis.
Surging household energy bills and food prices pushed British inflation to a 41-year high, data showed a day before finance minister Jeremy Hunt announces "tough but necessary" tax hikes and spending cuts to control price growth.
British annual inflation surged to a fresh 40-year high in June on rising motor fuel and food prices, adding to a cost-of-living crisis.