The budget: winners and losers

Most Britons support measures such as the gambling tax, the council tax surcharge. While freezing income tax bands and changes to salary sacrifice schemes are less popular. Britons are more split on the tourist tax and the student loan threshold freeze pic.twitter.com/fHxHL0rPS2

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) December 1, 2025

On spending measures, most of the measures are popular – in particular that NHS prescription price freeze, the green levies cut is also popular and the rail prize freeze. I suspect now more details of the business rates change are out that figure will change. pic.twitter.com/Tgwo3XQ4bQ

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) December 1, 2025

Most Britons expect that their taxes will rise as a result of the budget and that they will have to cut back on their spending and see a reduction in the quality of their life. Few think the economy will grow as a result. pic.twitter.com/9uhgqExQbv

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) December 1, 2025

How did Britons feel in a word about the budget – while Bad dominates, along with rubbish and disappointed, some are indifferent, and a smaller number select positive such as optimistic, hopeful and happy. pic.twitter.com/TJJBKspfsq

— Luke Tryl (@LukeTryl) December 1, 2025