New Zealanders increasingly worried about paying energy bills
Only 45% of New Zealand respondents expect to pay energy bills without difficulty over the next year, according to an EY survey.
New Zealanders are more concerned about paying their energy bills than consumers in similar financial circumstances overseas, following sharp price increases that reversed decades of declining real energy costs. An EY global energy consumer survey found that only 45% of New Zealand respondents expected to manage their energy bills without difficulty over the coming year.
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