Guardian Essential poll: two-thirds of voters back intervention in energy market as power prices soar
by Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#659ZS)
Survey after Jim Chalmers' first budget suggests people pessimistic about economic outlook amid cost-of-living pressures
More than two-thirds of voters have backed the government intervening in the energy market to curb soaring power prices, after the Albanese government's first budget did little to ease widespread cost-of-living concerns.
The latest Guardian Essential poll of 1,038 people, taken after Jim Chalmers' first budget, found pessimism about the economic outlook , with more than half of those surveyed (61%) bracing for the economy to worsen in the next 12 months. This was a 13% increase since June.
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