Britain's unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : That leaves tax increases as the government´s main revenue-raising option.
54% : The annual budget, due on Wednesday, is expected to bring more tax hikes in pursuit of the same elusive economic boom.
52% : LONDON (AP) - After being elected in a landslide last year, Britain´s Labour Party government delivered a budget it billed as a one-off dose of tax hikes to fix the public finances, get debt down, ease the cost of living and spur economic growth.
52% : After an outcry among Labour lawmakers, and a better-than-expected update on the public finances, the government signaled it preferred a smorgasbord of smaller revenue-raising measures such as a "mansion tax" on expensive homes and a pay-per-mile tax for electric vehicle drivers.
45% : The short-lived premiership of Liz Truss ended in October 2022 after her package of unfunded tax cuts roiled financial markets, drove down the value of the pound and sent borrowing costs soaring.
45% : " The budget comes after weeks of messy mixed messaging that saw Reeves signal she would raise income taxes - breaking a key election promise - before hastily reversing course.
45% : "On the other hand, you can give voters confidence by trying to minimize the impact of tax rises, but that makes markets nervous because they feel that the government doesn´t have a clear fiscal plan.
41% : The U.K. bears the extra burden of Brexit, which has knocked billions off the economy since the country left the European Union in 2020.
41% : "You can give markets confidence, but that probably means raising taxes, which is very unpopular with voters," he said.
35% : Critics say more taxes on employees and businesses, following tax hikes on businesses in last year´s budget, will push the economy further into a low-growth doom loop.
34% : In a speech on Nov. 4, Reeves laid the groundwork for income tax hikes by arguing that the economy is sicker and the global outlook worse than the government knew when it took office.
28% : Instead of an economy that has "sparked into life," enabling higher spending and lower taxes, Rutter said Reeves must decide whether "to fill a big fiscal black hole with tax increases or spending cuts.
25% : The government has ruled out public spending cuts of the kind seen during 14 years of Conservative government, and its attempts to cut Britain´s huge welfare bill have been stymied by Labour lawmakers.

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