U.K.’s New Hourly Minimum Wage Falls Short of Voters’ Hopes
- YouGov survey finds support for rate of 10 pounds per hour
- Sunak announces 6.6% rise in legal pay floor to 9.50 pounds
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The British government’s plan to raise the minimum wage to 9.50 pounds ($13.07) per hour may disappoint many voters, a YouGov Plc poll shared exclusively with Bloomberg News indicates.
The survey, carried out before Monday’s announcement, found that almost half thought a minimum rate of 10 pounds an hour was “about right.” A similar number said the same for 11 pounds, while two-thirds said 9 pounds was too low.