The Chancellor has been branded as the “Labour Grinch” who “stole Christmas” as businesses have cancelled Christmas parties due to the Autumn Budget’s tax raid.

Almost half of companies have cut Christmas parties this year as Labour’s Budget has swallowed their finances.

Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith said that Reeves is the “Labour Grinch” as she “stole Christmas” he told The Sun newspaper.

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He added, “Workers across the country are paying the price with Christmas parties cancelled after Budget tax rises means the business cupboard is bare.”

Lee Biggins, the CEO of CV-Library, said, “With tighter budgets, more remote working, and staff enthusiasm on the wane, it seems some companies are rethinking the traditional end-of-year bash.”

Biggins added, “With workforces much more disparate these days, I think there has never been a greater need to bring everyone together, in-person, to celebrate a year’s hard work.

“Covid taught us that while remote working has its upsides, some things are better in person. Christmas parties just aren’t the same over Teams.”