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| Table_Q1. The government is planning to cut the budgets of
unprotected departments at the Spending Review in June. If these spending
cuts are implemented, what impact do you think it will have on the
government's ability to keep its promises to raise living standards, improve
public services and tackle climate change? |
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| BASE: All Respondents |
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Political
party |
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Total |
Conservative
& Unionist Party |
Labour/Labour
& Co-operative Party |
Liberal
Democrats |
Scottish
National Party |
Democratic
Unionist Party |
Plaid
Cymru |
Independent |
Other |
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[A] |
[B] |
[C] |
[D] |
[E] |
[F] |
[G] |
[H] |
[I] |
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| Unweighted Total |
100 |
16 |
74 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Weighted Total |
100 |
19 |
64 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Very positive |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Fairly positive |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4% |
6% |
4% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Neither positive nor negative |
20 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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20% |
25% |
20% |
- |
100% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Fairly negative |
43 |
11 |
28 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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43% |
56% |
43% |
20% |
- |
100% |
- |
100% |
- |
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| Very negative |
22 |
1 |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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22% |
6% |
16% |
80% |
- |
- |
100% |
- |
100% |
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| Don't know |
12 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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12% |
6% |
16% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| NET: Positive (Very+Fairly) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4% |
6% |
4% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| NET: Negative (Very+Fairly) |
65 |
12 |
38 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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65% |
63% |
59% |
100% |
- |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| Total |
100 |
19 |
64 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| Table_Q2. Which of the following statements comes closest to
your view? |
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| BASE: All Respondents |
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Political
party |
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Total |
Conservative
& Unionist Party |
Labour/Labour
& Co-operative Party |
Liberal
Democrats |
Scottish
National Party |
Democratic
Unionist Party |
Plaid
Cymru |
Independent |
Other |
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[A] |
[B] |
[C] |
[D] |
[E] |
[F] |
[G] |
[H] |
[I] |
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| Unweighted Total |
100 |
16 |
74 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Weighted Total |
100 |
19 |
64 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| The UK's current fiscal rules make it harder
for the government to keep its promises to raise
living standards, improve public services and tackle climate change |
61 |
7 |
41 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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61% |
38% |
64% |
100% |
- |
- |
100% |
- |
100% |
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| The UK's current fiscal rules have no impact
on whether the government keeps its promises to
raise living standards, improve public services and tackle climate change |
18 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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18% |
44% |
11% |
- |
100% |
100% |
- |
- |
- |
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| The UK's current fiscal rules make it easier
for the government to keep its promises to raise
living standards, improve public services and tackle climate change |
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1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6% |
6% |
7% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Don't know |
15 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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15% |
13% |
19% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
100% |
- |
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| Total |
100 |
19 |
64 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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| Table_Q3. In response to current global instability, some
countries are exploring new fiscal policies to allow them to increase public
investment and spending. For example, Germany has reformed its constitutional
debt break and France is exploring a wealth tax. How should the UK government respond? |
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| BASE: All Respondents |
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Political
party |
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Total |
Conservative
& Unionist Party |
Labour/Labour
& Co-operative Party |
Liberal
Democrats |
Scottish
National Party |
Democratic
Unionist Party |
Plaid
Cymru |
Independent |
Other |
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[A] |
[B] |
[C] |
[D] |
[E] |
[F] |
[G] |
[H] |
[I] |
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| Unweighted Total |
100 |
16 |
74 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| Weighted Total |
100 |
19 |
64 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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| The UK government should increase taxes to
fund public investment and spending |
8 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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8% |
6% |
11% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| The UK government should reform its fiscal
rules in order to fund public investment and
spending |
33 |
5 |
21 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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33% |
25% |
32% |
40% |
- |
100% |
100% |
- |
100% |
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| The UK should reform its fiscal rules and
raise taxes to fund public investment and spending |
20 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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20% |
- |
22% |
60% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| The UK government should neither reform its
fiscal rules nor raise taxes to fund public
investment and spending |
19 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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19% |
63% |
11% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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| Don't know |
20 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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20% |
6% |
24% |
- |
100% |
- |
- |
100% |
- |
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| Total |
100 |
19 |
64 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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