Tick tock. There are less than 48 hours to go until Rachel Reeves’s big Spring Statement on Wednesday and as the Treasury finalises its preparations for the big reveal, YouGov has been running some tax-related tests of its own. In a blow for the reds, the polling company has found that it is becoming more difficult for the Labour lot to blame the Tories for its tax and spend decisions – with an increasing number of people seeing Sir Keir Starmer’s government as responsible for tough tax calls.
In a survey conducted between the 18-19 March, YouGov found that 80 per cent of Brits say UK finances are in a bad state. Almost four in ten would hold the current Labour government accountable for any tax rises announced in this week’s Spring Statement – with just a fifth blaming the previous Tory administration. This marks a change from polling carried out at the time of the July general election, where a third of respondents condemned the state of public finances left behind by the former Conservative government for financial decisions made by Labour.
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