UK public’s economic gloom continues post-Budget

Consumers in a busy shopping centre

Over half of Britons think the financial situation of their household will get worse over the next 12 months, according to a new YouGov poll, with 48% saying that the Budget was “unfair”

After retail sales growth stalled in October and several measures showed consumer confidence worsening, many retailers would have been hoping that the certainty provided by the Budget on Wednesday would stabilise the public mood.

 

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