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UK consumers saving less as taxes squeeze incomes, data shows

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ONS finds households’ savings ratio has dropped to lowest rate for more than a year across third quarter

UK consumers saved less money during the third quarter of the year, as higher taxes squeezed disposable incomes.

The households’ saving ratio – which estimates the percentage of disposable income Britons save rather than spend – dropped 0.7 percentage points to 9.5%, the Office for National Statistics said. That is the lowest rate for more than a year.

Continue reading…ONS finds households’ savings ratio has dropped to lowest rate for more than a year across third quarterUK consumers saved less money during the third quarter of the year, as higher taxes squeezed disposable incomes.The households’ saving ratio – which estimates the percentage of disposable income Britons save rather than spend – dropped 0.7 percentage points to 9.5%, the Office for National Statistics said. That is the lowest rate for more than a year. Continue reading…