Budget: Businesses urge Reeves to prioritise growth as Stormont ministers prepare for "difficult decisions"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The UK Government has already confirmed that Wednesday's Budget will include a £16m package to assist for Northern Ireland businesses deal with the new post-Brexit trading rules.
49% : The chancellor's commitment to close what is believed to be a £20 billion gap in public finances, coupled with the UK government's self-imposed rules on borrowing and its commitment to increasing welfare spending, has increased speculation Rachel Reeves will raise some taxes in Wednesday's Budget.
49% : But, it's anticipated the chancellor will extend the freeze on income tax and national insurance (NI) thresholds beyond the 2028-29 deadline, meaning wage inflation will take more people into higher tax brackets, otherwise known as fiscal drag.
47% : A new tax on homes worth more than £2 million has also been mooted, along with a new tax on electric vehicles.
46% : Despite earlier reports, she is not expected to hike the level of income tax.

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