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RACHEL Reeves was booed at a business awards bash — signalling the scale of discontent ahead of her next Budget tax raid.
The Chancellor’s pre-recorded speech had jeers ringing out as it was shown at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards on Tuesday in London.
It comes as company bosses stress they cannot face a repeat of last year’s £25billion National Insurance raid on employers.
The incident took place on Tuesday night at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane with 1,100 attendees at the Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards.
Event Director Sarah Austin said: “Whilst I was saddened by the fact that our first ever female Chancellor was booed by some members of the audience, I understand the depth of feeling behind the sentiment.
“The business community is facing a challenging environment, and it’s clear there are strong emotions and differing views about current economic policy.”
She added: “We hope moments like this encourage honest reflection and more open communication between the government and the entrepreneurs powering Britain’s future.”
“These awards exist to recognise the achievements of businesses and individuals who drive our economy forward.”
Reeves is only growing more unpopular as The Sun revealed she could hike alcohol duty by 4.5% from February 1.
Alcohol duty is usually updated each year using the Retail Price Index (RPI) for inflation from the previous September.
But industry leaders are urging the government to freeze duty rather than raise it by 4.5% at the November 26 Budget.
Under the proposed changes, a bottle of Prosecco would rise by 14p.
A 13.5% bottle of red wine would go up by 16p and the same size bottle of white wine at 11% by 13p.
A 70cl bottle of gin at 37.5% would climb by 47p and Scotch at 40% by 50p.
A four‑pack of 330ml lager at 4.6% would cost 7p more and a four‑pack of cider at 4.5% would rise by 4p.
Ready‑to‑drink vodka and diet cola cans would also rise in price by about 2p.
