UK-based investors are losing faith in the Government’s ability to rebuild the economy following the pandemic, HYCM research has found.
The survey of nearly 1,500 investors with investments of more than £20,000 excluding property, savings and workplace pensions, found that 60% do not believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Conservative Government have handled the pandemic properly. An additional 59% said they lack faith in the government's ability to tackle the record levels of public debt that was accrued during the coronavirus pandemic, while half of UK investors said they are concerned about the potential of acute economic austerity over the coming years. UK recovery to 'remain bumpy': Industry reacts to 0.1% ...
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