Britons set for spending spree

Britons set for £50bn spending spreeA report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and Isa provider Scottish Friendly suggests Britons will go on a £50bn spending spree once restrictions are lifted, spending money saved over the past year. The analysis says households intend to take more holidays and eat out more, with a quarter of the £192bn in savings accumulated amid the lockdown expected to be spent. While Scottish Friendly and the CEBR estimate that 26% of the savings would be spent, a recent Bank of England report suggested that 5% of the £125bn of excess savings generated between March and November 2020 would be spent.