Boris Johnson has no plans to introduce big tax and spending measures before he leaves office to ease the cost-of-living crisis, Downing Street has said.
Business group leader Tony Danker has urged ministers to "grip the emerging crisis", arguing it "made no sense to wait" for the next PM to arrive.
And Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister, has called for an urgent meeting with the devolved governments.
Downing Street said it recognised the public were facing "challenging times".
However, Mr Johnson's spokesman argued it would be up to his successor to make any decisions on further help.
Mr Johnson is due to leave office in early September, and No 10 said "by convention it is not for this prime minister to make major fiscal interventions during this period".
Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse said the government had already and was continuing to do work on cost-of-living problems.
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