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  The State Pension now has the 'triple lock' and your suggestion is outside those provisions Brian.
  
  Other benefits, other than long-term incapacity, should indeed be increased by less than inflation.
  
  Yes - they should 'hit' tobacco and cigarette products.
  
  Alcohol though they need to take some care over given how difficult it is for the licencing trade. Hitting cheap supermarket beer would be good though and those dreadful alcopops.
  
  Petrol - hopefully not.
  
  What is more important though are the measures that will help boost the economy..
  ... accelerating the cuts to Corporation Tax to boost growth
  ... getting rid of the 50p tax rate to boost growth and increase HMRC revenues from the highest paid
  ... accelerating the attack on the deficit through some extra spending cuts
  ... a big drive to chop out massive swathes of red tape - real action needed to help businesses

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