The third relief package is in place: Citizens are to be relieved of over 65 billion euros. In an initial survey, however, Germans are still critical of the electricity price brake and the like and hardly believe that there will be any noticeable relief in their wallets. The verdict on Economics Minister Habeck is particularly bad.

Exploding energy prices, inflation at record levels and a furious winter that many are painting on the wall: Germany is facing enormous challenges in the coming months, many Germans are worried about their financial future. The third relief package that was recently presented is intended to alleviate the hardship somewhat. But the Germans are skeptical.

Germans don’t trust Robert Habeck

71 percent of citizens therefore do not believethat the relief measures, which include an electricity price brake, will have a positive impact on their financial situation. This assessment is shared across all income groups. Almost a quarter expect their financial situation to improve somewhat – the supporters of the traffic light coalition are most likely to think so. Only 2 percent believe that their financial situation will improve significantly. The representative survey was conducted by Forsa for RTL and ntv.

Economics Minister Habeck (Greens) does particularly poorly in the survey. Only 30 percent of Germans believe that Habeck has a well thought-out plan to deal with the energy crisis. More than twice as many people – namely 61 percent – do not believe that. Habeck only still enjoys the majority of supporters of the Greens (51 percent).

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Heat pumps can push the power grid to the limit

There are many proposals on the table that are intended to relieve the burden on citizens. Most recently, the Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder called for a price cap for the broadcasting fee. According to expert opinion, heat pumps, which are widely promoted as an alternative to gas, have their own problems and could push the power grid to the limit.