Kids believe they could do better job than the Government as they reveal their ‘dream Budget’.
While the UK waits with bated breath on Rachel Reeve’s Autumn Budget announcement, the nation’s children have weighed in on how they would manage its finances, with half of the kids believing they would do a better job than the Government.
A third of children (38%) said ice cream would be free under their new rules, 35% would build a fun theme park in every town across the country, and a third (32%) would insist that video games be free for life.
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The survey of 1000 kids aged five to 11 from The Entertainer ahead of its mega sale to help pennies stretch further, kids believe that families are better with animals, as they would each get a free pet (31%), while the same number also want to give out giant robots to help people with their chores.
But it’s not all fun and games with kids. More than half (54%) also want to make the cost of living more affordable for everyone, reducing the price of things like food and drink in the year ahead and giving away free clothes to those who need them.
School is also a top priority, with 54% of kids wanting to improve schools nationwide while giving paying those who help people, like nurses, more money. To improve the UK’s housing crisis, half the kids (52%) have a simple solution and would give or build everyone a free house.
When asked about more serious financial problems such as the country’s £22 billion deficit, their solutions were imaginative. Almost half (47%) suggested asking rich people to pay it off, while 42% simply proposed printing more money.
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The new banknotes would also get a facelift, with most wanting to swap out King Charles’ face for their favourite characters. Spider-Man (22%) was the top choice, closely followed by Batman (18%) and Barbie (18%).
‘The world according to kids is full of fairness, fun, and imagination,’ said Caroline Smith, Marketing Director at The Entertainer.
‘Whether it’s building giant robots to help people or lowering the cost of food, their ideas show the unique mix of compassion and creativity only children can bring.’
While children may not be managing the UK’s money quite yet, they can still have a say in how they spend their own. To help the pennies stretch further, The Entertainer is offering an extra 10% off already reduced toys on its website when you enter code EXTRA10 at checkout.
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