YouGov’s new poll for the Sunday Times includes one set of numbers that will
be of particular interest to George Osborne at the moment. It asks the public: ‘If the government has money available to cut taxes in the budget later this month which of the following tax
cuts would you most like to see?’ Here are the results:
With the news this week that fuel prices are at an all-time high and expected to rise further, it’s hardly surprising that the public
support a cut in the taxes on it. The AA, among others, has already called on the Chancellor to abandon the 3p rise in
line with inflation currently planned for August. Last week, Osborne didn’t sound terribly
likely to bow to their demands, but as Pete said on Tuesday, he might surprise us still.
Perhaps more likely is the second tax cut on this list: the Liberal Democrat policy of raising the personal allowance to £10,000 — which The Spectator backed
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