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Just one in three Britons think Budget will be good for economy, snap poll shows

Almost half of Brits are unsure about the Chancellor's Spring Budget measures

Mustafa Javid Qadri
Thursday 16 March 2023 14:54 GMT
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Jeremy Hunt has unveiled his spring budget, with plans to expand free childcare, boost pensions and freeze fuel duty.

But according to a YouGov snap poll, just 28 per cent of Britons think his announcements will be good for the economy, with one in five (22 per cent) saying it will be bad.

Half of those asked in the survey, taken shortly after the chancellor made his statement to the Commons, did not yet know either way.

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