Claim: The cost of living for young people is made more expensive by government intervention and taxes.
Fact-check: How much are young people taxed? - Full Fact
Verdict: under 25s paid about 19% of their income in taxes in 2016/17. other government interventions may have had indirect effects on the cost of living.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2018-06-21T00:00:00