Team Blitz India
New Delhi: Support for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party has risen by four percentage points following the announcement of tax cuts and financial support, according to The Times, citing polling by YouGov. The YouGov polling showed support for the Conservatives had risen to 25% compared to 21% a week ago.
Despite the poll rise, the Conservative Party was trailing the opposition Labour Party by 19 percentage points. Only 18 per cent of people said they thought the budget measures would make them and their families better off, according to a news agency.
The poll showed an increase in the minimum wage and decisions to increase welfare and pensions in line with previous promises were all popular with a majority of voters.
Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt had on November 22 announced tax cuts for workers before an expected2024 election and gave businesses permanent investment incentives in an attempt to speed up an economy that looks stuck in a rut.
