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The Guardian - UK
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Michael Savage

Public don’t want tax cuts Truss and Sunak are promising, poll reveals

Liz Truss campaigning in Solihull
Liz Truss campaigning in Solihull on Saturday. Many Tory voters regard her winning the leadership race as a foregone conclusion. Photograph: Reuters

Most of the public are not demanding taxes are cut, and more than a quarter actually want them to increase in order to spend more on public services, a new Observer poll has revealed.

Despite a Tory leadership contest dominated by the timing of tax cuts, the latest Opinium poll found no great clamour for them, with concerns around the funding of schools and the NHS heading into the autumn.

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