Slashing energy bills is Brits’ top Budget priority ahead of Budget – but just 9% believe Labour will deliver

Comment now Next SLASHING energy bills is Brits’ top priority ahead of the Budget but just nine per cent expect Labour to deliver any relief, a new poll suggests. Bringing down electricity bills is way ahead of other priorities such as more money for the NHS or tax cuts , according to More in Common. Cutting energy bills is Brits’ biggest priority ahead of the Budget – but just nine per cent believe Labour will deliver any relief, a new poll suggests Credit: Getty ‘Worry about bills now runs right across the income spectrum’, warns Luke Tryl, UK Director at More in Common Credit: Alamy Advertisement It is also the number one priority among those who voted Tory , Labour , Liberal Democrat or Reform in 2024. But 77 per cent fear Labour will push energy costs up even further. Sign up for the Money newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Luke Tryl, UK Director at More in Common, said: “One thing that will be crucial is ensuring that support reaches beyond just the lowest earners. Worry about bills now runs right across the income spectrum. “The middle-income voters we spoke to feel they are struggling but never qualify for help. If support takes the form of a narrowly-targeted package, it risks missing that growing squeezed middle altogether.” READ MORE ON ENERGY BILLS FEELING THE HEAT Exact date to turn on heating this autumn and how to cut your energy bills BILL BOOST Gadget that could save you £240 a year on YOUR energy bills to be sold in the UK Brits broadly back the VAT cut on electricity bills, with 54 per cent calling it the right decision. But almost two-thirds (64 per cent) say it will make no real difference to their finances. Andy Burnham is seen as more in touch than Sir Keir Starmer on bills but two-thirds fear his approach will mean more of the same for hard-working Brits. Punters are evenly split on whether Mr Burnham understands the pressure high energy bills place on ordinary people, with 45 per cent believing he does and 46 per cent disagreeing. Advertisement Most read in Money CHEAP AS CHIPS I tried 50 cheapest supermarket foods - the brilliant bargains I'd buy again KER-CHING ‘I make £3k a MONTH as stay-at-home mum’- how to rake it in WITHOUT a 9 to 5 job FRESH HOPE B&M in race to buy Poundland stores as rival weighs sale to avoid administration BUDGET BOMBSHELL Family firms face mega tax bills as Chancellor plots 'insane' cash grab Comment now