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JAMES DEBONO
CONCERN about traffic has
risen by 16 points since March.
Respondents were asked in a
survey to mention to mention
the two main problems facing the
country.
Although concern on traffic has
overtaken that on migration, un-
ease about the latter has also in-
creased by four points.
While in March only 7% men-
tioned traffic as one of the two
main problems facing the coun-
try, the percentage has now risen
to a comparably staggering 23%.
Moreover 6% and 5% of re-
spondents mentioned roads and
public transport respectively.
The survey shows that 30% of re-
spondents mentioned at least one
situation related to transport.
On the other hand the survey
shows jobs concern going down
sharply from 21% to just 7%.
While concern on the cost of
living has gone up slightly over
March, 7.2% of respondents ex-
pressed unease about the pre-
announced Cost of Living Allow-
ance (COLA) of 58 cents.
In the wake of delays on the new
power station, worry about ener-
gy issues has also shot up from 3%
Traffic
as top
mt
survey
Unease about energy and COLA
increase as worry about jobs falls
ALL RESPONDENTS
23
21.2
12.8
7.2
7.2
6.8
6.8
6.4
4.4
4
4
3.6
1.6
1
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