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People plan to spend much less this Christmas because of rising living costs, a BBC survey finds.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Please include your name, age and location with any submission. Kristie, who is from Somerset, said that last year she and her son had a proper Christmas lunch with turkey, ham and vegetables. So how am I going to cook Christmas dinner for me and my son?" If you are reading this page and can't see the form you will need to visit the mobile version of the A spokesman for the Treasury said the government had reversed the rise in National Insurance and made changes to help people on universal credit. For many retail and hospitality firms, this is their main money-making period of the year, and they will have been hoping for a return to normality. The cost of living rose by 10.1% in the 12 months to September - the fastest rate in 40 years - driven by sharp price rises in energy and food costs. People's plans for Christmas have already been impacted for two years in a row due to the pandemic. The following year, the emergence of the Omicron variant did not lead to restrictions being placed on hospitality, but businesses said customer confidence in eating and drinking out took a hit, with a flurry of cancellations and scaled-back celebrations in the run-up to December 25. [Savanta Comres survey for the BBC](https://comresglobal.com/?s=BBC+cost+of+living) of 4,132 people revealed adults with a household income under £40,000 were more likely to say their plans will be much smaller this year. A BBC survey shows three in five people in the UK will cut back this Christmas due to cost-of-living concerns.