UK Voters Skeptical Hunt’s Tax Cuts Will Improve Their Finances

Most British voters say they do not expect tax cuts proposed by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt to improve their finances or the country’s economy, according to a new poll, a troubling sign for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government ahead of a possible election next year.

Just over half — 52% — of the adults surveyed by Deltapoll in the days following Hunt’s Autumn Statement said the measures, including cuts to personal taxation, will make “no real difference” to their household’s financial situation. The poll found 19% saying it will make their household finances worse, 16% saying it ...