Reid told Gove he had previously stated it would disproportionately benefit those who are most wealthy.
She added: “Your campaign back in 2016 was that taking VAT off energy bills would actually help the poorest.”
Gove explained the campaign that year was focused on the fact energy bills occupy a higher portion of the total income of people who are lower down the income spectrum.
When Reid asked the minister what has changed since 2016, he replied: “What has changed is, of all of the tools that you can deploy in order to ensure you target support on the very poorest, there are more precise tools.”
source: express.co.uk