More than half of Britons to purchase fewer items this Christmas, polling suggests | EUROtoday

New polling means that simply over half of the British public are chopping again on the variety of presents they’re shopping for this Christmas.

Rising costs for family items have influenced 51 per cent of Britons to purchase fewer items this yr, the Savanta polling revealed.

The ballot of two,138 adults, performed on-line between December 12 and 15 and commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, additionally discovered that greater than a 3rd of the general public, or 37 per cent, are set to host fewer friends and even no friends on Christmas Day.

Some 45 per cent, in the meantime, plan to remain dwelling, fairly than go to household or pals with a purpose to lower your expenses.

The Liberal Democrats stated the outcomes spotlight a “cost-of-giving crisis” influenced by the continued rise in costs of family items.

Daisy Cooper, Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson, stated: “It’s depressing to think that this time of Christmas cheer will be dampened for huge numbers of Brits. This Government is allowing a cost-of-giving crisis to grip our country and refusing to take action to fix it.

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“From buying fewer presents for loved ones, to sadly being forced to leave family and friends isolated for Christmas, the squeeze on households will have devastating effects everywhere – especially for those left alone on Christmas Day.

“The Prime Minister must take urgent action and take up our proposals to put £270 back in people’s pockets by cutting energy bills and slashing VAT for high street hospitality.”

Elsewhere, the polling additionally discovered 45 per cent of Brits are planning to curtail visits to the pub or eating places this Christmas season, whereas 55 per cent are procuring at cheaper supermarkets to save lots of money.

Labour has, in the meantime, claimed that individuals at the moment are on common incomes £500 extra per yr because it gained final yr’s common election, citing the newest pay statistics.

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The social gathering in contrast Office for National Statistics knowledge for the median weekly earnings from June 2024, the final full month of the Conservative authorities, with October 2025.

On these phrases, annual pay has risen from £35,965 in June 2024, to £38,404 this October, with Labour claiming that employees have been on common £516 higher off when inflation is taken under consideration. Labour is presently looking for to reclaim the narrative about its file in authorities.

Downing Street chief of workers Morgan McSweeney is claimed to have met with political workers in latest days, insisting that 2026 will likely be a “year of proof” for Labour, in accordance with The Times newspaper.

Commenting on the newest pay knowledge, James Murray, chief secretary to the Treasury, stated: “Putting more money in working people’s pockets is the priority for this Labour Government.

“Fixing our economy after 14 years of Conservative chaos was always going to take time, but thanks to the choices we made at the budget, we’re bringing inflation down and, this week, we saw the sixth interest rate cut since the election, the fastest pace of cuts to rates in 17 years.

“We know there’s more to do. Next year, our government is going to be focused on delivering the fairer future we promised the British people.”