Consumers put IPT almost bottom of the list for Budget tax rise targets

Rishi Sunak

Exclusive research by Consumer Intelligence for Post has revealed that the UK public would support increases in almost any other tax ahead of insurance premium tax if the Chancellor opts to bring in rises to help pay for the costs of battling the Covid-19 crisis.

Only changing Value Added Tax was lower on the list of options.

The survey of 1044 adults across the UK ranked income tax for high earners and corporation tax as the two most favoured routes if Rishi

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