Reeves 'on verge of breaking her own fiscal rules' as borrowing costs surge

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : "This could force a rethink from governments and ultimately a scaling back of public spending or tax increases that could hinder growth.
48% : Next said the slowdown was likely "as employer tax increases and their potential impact on prices and employment begin to filter through into the economy".
48% : Next also warned that sales growth will pull back sharply over the year ahead "as employer tax increases, and their potential impact on prices and employment, begin to filter through into the economy".
34% : "The Chancellor has been clear that she would not repeat the likes of October Budget and is now focused on rooting out waste in public spending through the Spending Review and growing the economy."
33% : "The Chancellor has been clear that she would not repeat the likes of October Budget and is now focused on rooting out waste in public spending through the Spending Review and growing the economy.
31% : Donald Trump is the cause of the surge in borrowing costs which has taken UK 30-year bond yields to their highest point since 1998, according to a wealth manager.
30% : Apollo Global Management has raised concerns ahead of the inauguration of Donald Trump, who is expected to increase the American debt burden with tax cuts and inflationary tariffs when he returns to the White House.

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