While many of the measures introduced in Monday's Pre Budget Report are targeted at easing the pressure on businesses during the recession, much of the media coverage has focused on the impact on the average UK citizen. Debate has centred on the 15% VAT rate, and whether or not this will actually affect consumers at all.
Here at bdaily we're interested in finding out how Darling's gamble will affect our readers' working lives. Will the way you work be affected by the changes? Or will you be able to ignore the new measures completely? The change in VAT rate could cause problems for some people, but we want to know how much trouble...
This week's Friday Poll asks: Has your workplace been affected by the Pre Budget Report changes?
Yes, it's caused a real headache
Only a little
No, I won't be affected at all
It's too early to tell
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