UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said people cannot expect the state to "fix everyone's problems," Reuters reported.

In an interview with The Times, Sunak said he recognized people's anxiety about soaring mortgage repayments and said he would do "absolutely everything" he could to "grip this problem."

But he made clear there was a limit to government intervention.

"It's right we're honest about the trade-offs we face—everyone now talks about borrowing, everyone appreciates that the government cannot do everything," Sunak told the newspaper.

Sunak declined to comment on whether he stood by the Tory manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, VAT or national insurance, according to the report. "I'm not going to talk about any tax policy at all," he said.

Sunak plans to raise taxes in the UK to cover a deficit of £50 billion (about US$57.3 billion) in the state budget.

Also, he noted that the fight against inflation is one of the priorities of his policy.

In addition, according to The Times, Sunak plans to extend the super-profits of oil and natural gas companies, which his predecessor Liz Truss had opposed.