73 per cent of Britons say they have been little affected by budget cuts, study suggest

73 per cent of britons believe that government spending cuts have had little effect on them, according to a new study from Ipsos MORI.

The study found that people are less likely than in 2012 to say they have been affected by cuts. 23 per cent said their family had been affected at least a fair amount, compared with 33 per cent in 2012.

However, despite the amount of Briton’s who responded saying they had not been affected, the study also found that their are concerns in a number of key areas.

43 per cent of respondents believed that public services have gotten worse over the past five years. 55 per cent also expected the NHS to get worse, with 38 per cent believing GP services have declined (compared to 28 per cent in 2013), and 35 per cent responding that hospitals have declined (compared to 30 per cent in 2013).

Additionally, even though the majority of respondents did not feel they had experienced the direct effects of cuts to welfare, 48 per cent said the cuts had gone too far, with 47 per cent saying they were necessary, which is down from 59 per cent in 2013.

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