Germans see the fight against inflation as the most important task for the government in 2024

According to the international group Tasnim news agency quoted by the German newspaper Tagus Spiegel, people What priorities do Germany see in the new year for those in power around Olaf Schultz, their chancellor? The results of a survey show that this is still a struggle against the increase in consumer prices and the demand for more affordable housing.

Accordingly, on the other hand, measures against water changes and Air and support for Ukraine have become less important for the citizens of this country.

These results were obtained from the INSA research institute on behalf of Bild magazine. In this survey, 2,004 citizens were interviewed between December 21 and 29.

Based on this survey, 57 percent say that fighting inflation is one of the most important issues that the federal government should address in 2024. deal with it. However, this value is six percentage points lower than a year ago – since then inflation has decreased significantly.

55% of those surveyed also put the creation of affordable housing at the top of the list. The duties of the coalition government know that this amount has increased slightly (one percent) compared to the previous year. For supporters of the so-called traffic light parties, this is actually the most important issue. 70% of the voters of the Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Liberal Democrats want cheaper housing. According to this survey, 55% consider providing pensions as their priority. According to this survey, the younger generation is especially concerned about providing for living expenses in old age: 69 percent of people aged 60 to 69 also see the need to act in this field.

51 percent of the problem They consider immigration as the most urgent need for action, and their number is 18% more than a year ago. According to this survey, 50% called energy supply as an urgent task, which is eleven in number. The percentage is less than a year ago. 49% consider the fight against the shortage of nurses as the most important issue and 42% want to focus on education. 38% fight against water changes and Air is considered very important. According to the survey, interest in the issue has declined significantly.

15 percent consider support for Ukraine, which is being attacked by Russia, one of the most important issues, a decline of 6 percent. It shows.

2024 is likely to be a decisive and important year for the government coalition known as Chirgh Geftasi, as several elections are coming up. In addition to the European elections on June 9, elections will also be held in the states of Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg. In the latest polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany party was leading in all three eastern German states.

Germans do not expect an imminent end to the war in Ukraine

Also, the vast majority of Germans do not expect the war in Ukraine and Gaza to end in 2024. According to a poll by the UGO opinion research institute on behalf of the German news agency, 70 percent of respondents believe that these conflicts are unlikely to end before the end of the year. Only 15% consider such a scenario probable. Since the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed on both sides. Thousands of Ukrainian civilians also died.

There is somewhat more hope for the end of the Gaza war, but here, too, a 52 percent majority does not expect it. Only 32% think that the end of this war in 2024 is likely, 16% do not provide any information.

In response to the question of which conflict the German people consider the greatest threat, this poll gave a clear answer. gives: 40% of the surveyed people consider the war in Ukraine as the biggest threat, 18% the war in Gaza and 15% the conflict between China and Taiwan as the biggest threat. 21% do not provide any information about this.

This survey was conducted from December 15 to 19 among 2092 eligible citizens.

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