Voters are not prepared to stomach higher taxes to achieve Net Zero sooner, reveals poll

VOTERS are not prepared to stomach higher taxes to achieve Net Zero sooner, a poll shows.

Just a quarter of Brits say they would take the financial hit to accelerate the eco pledge before 2050.

Meanwhile 24 per cent “strongly disagree” with paying more taxes, 21 per cent “disagree” and 30 per cent are ambivalent.

The Savanta survey for the PLMR agency shows the public are happy to play their part with relatively cost-free green initiatives.

A majority 72 per cent back switching off lights and appliances to cut electricity use, while 57 per cent back recycling more

But just 24 per cent say they are willing to slash the number of foreign holidays, 29 per cent to switch their petrol cars to electric alternatives and 31 per cent to change their diet.

Tory MPs have warned ministers not to clobber squeezed families to achieve its legally-binding 2050 target.

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Conservative Craig McKinley told last night told The Sun: “The UK public feel all too painfully the high tax burden and cost of living pressures.

“The reality of Net Zero measures, relying on flawed and expensive technologies, do not come cheap.

“The public see little appetite or action internationally that they’re being asked to pay for here through higher prices or taxation and are saying clearly ‘what’s the point and no thanks’.”