More than two-thirds of German citizens are worried about the increase in energy prices in 2024

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting According to German Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner, the plan to freeze electricity and gas prices is set to expire at the end of the year, according to Die Welt newspaper. Now a survey conducted by the UGO Institute shows: more than two thirds of Germans are worried about the increase in energy prices in 2024.

Olaf Schultz, Chancellor Not long ago, in a speech centered on the budget crisis in this country, Germany announced the end of the electricity and gas price braking plan from the beginning of next year, and at the same time emphasized that the government will not leave the citizens alone in this situation.

The Minister of Finance of Germany also announced that the financial assistance of the country’s government for applying the electricity and gas price ceiling will end at the end of this year.

This financial support plan is to protect German households and businesses against the increase in gas and electricity prices after the decision of the government of this country. And many member states of the European Union announced to reduce energy imports from Russia after the start of the military conflict in Ukraine.

Before this, the European Commission asked Berlin to remove its prices as soon as possible.

According to a survey by the UGO Economic Institute, more than two-thirds of German people are worried about the level of gas and electricity bills in 2024. According to the survey released Wednesday by the UGO Research Institute, 30 percent of respondents were completely concerned and 38 percent were somewhat concerned. According to this survey, only 8% of people are not worried about this and 18% are not worried at all. 6% of the surveyed people did not have an opinion or did not provide information.

In the so-called traffic light coalition in Germany, it is a controversial issue whether the brake on electricity and gas prices in It will continue next year and will be funded by the federal budget.

The UGO Institute conducted the survey among 2,174 eligible people over 18 years of age in Germany on December 12.

The results of another poll show that the majority of Germans are very or even extremely worried about climate change. According to a study by the Bertelsmann Foundation, German people have many concerns about which climate protection measures are appropriate. More than half of the surveyed people (55 percent) see social cohesion in danger due to the issue of energy and transportation developments.

According to the analysis that Conducted in collaboration with the Potsdam-Center Helmholtz Sustainability Research Institute (RIFS), 69 percent of Germans support the energy transition, i.e. the switch from fossil fuels to renewables. When it comes to transportation transformation, approval is not so high with 56 percent approval.

The results of this poll show that 12 percent of energy transportation They completely reject it.

However, those surveyed in this survey expressed many concerns about the implementation of this transformation plan. Only about 20 percent consider this development to be fair.

On the other hand, the results of this survey show that Germans particularly like the distribution of benefits and costs among high-income people. and low income, between companies and consumers and between urban and rural population, they consider it unfair.

Also, three out of four people in Germany (76%) transfer Energy is considered expensive. 45% think that energy prices will not decrease. One out of two people (50 percent) do not believe that the transformation of transportation will make moving cheaper. Khalqi suggests that doing climate protection without social compensation is not a good idea, or that it is a good idea to forgo climate protection in favor of social cohesion. According to the statement, the Bertelsmann Foundation economist said that an unchecked climate crisis is also a threat to democracy, especially because of the expected distribution conflicts.

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