UK general government gross debt was £2,365.4 billion at the end of Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2022, equivalent to 99.6% of gross domestic product (GDP). UK general government deficit (or net borrowing) was £15.8 billion in Quarter 1 2022, equivalent to 2.6% of GDP. In 2022 British government debt rose to its highest level in almost 60 years. Government borrowing increased to 20 billion pounds in September, 2.2 billion pounds more than in September 2021 and 5.2 billion pounds more than forecast in March by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility, the ONS said.
30% Yes |
70% No |
24% Yes |
48% No |
6% Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
7% No, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
1% Yes, and increase taxes |
5% No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
0% Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
4% No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
3% No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
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2% No, reduce military spending instead |
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1% No, reduce the number of government officials instead |
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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No increase taxes on the rich and corporations eliminate loopholes, reduce corrupt foreign aid and reduce Mp salary and benefits in line with average or minimum wage.
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yes, by reducing salaries of officials. also tax corporations and reduce military spending for a more mixed solution
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debt for capital infrastructure is good. Not for anything else, so depends on what we're going in to debt for.
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No, increase tax on large corporations, close tax loops and increase tax slightly across all brackets bit significantly for richer brackets.
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Reduce Government salaries, reduce military spending, tax the rich, increase taxes on multinationals
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No, the government should create nationalised services to compete with private companies with the profit supplementing government budgets.
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