Scottish people were found to fork out an average of GBP480 each at Christmas, a full GBP75 more than the next biggest givers in Wales and the South West and GBP125 more than those in the South East.
The gift etiquette guide has also revealed that children and partners are the happy recipients of the most valuable gifts, with the average Brit spending GBP116 on their kids and GBP104 on their loved-one. Men tend to be more generous, splashing out an average of GBP114 on their partners compared to GBP96 spent by women.
The guide has showed that mums and dads on the other hand will half the amount from their children at GBP42 and GBP39 respectively, with socks, books and toiletries being the most common gifts.
Steve Shore, head of banking at Abbey, said: If you ever wondered how much was right to spend at Christmas, worry no longer – Abbey’s Christmas gift etiquette research shows you what the rest of the country is spending on their loved ones.
