Luxembourg residents hesitant to make change happen, says study

(CS) While 74 percent of Luxembourg residents think that personal behaviour is important to change society, nearly half do not want their own circumstances to chance, according to a study carried out by the sustainable development council CSDD.

At the same time nearly three quarters of respondents said that the Grand Duchy is living above its means.

It would appear that citizens feel that government is most responsible for providing the solutions to the challenges that we are facing.

Over 70 percent think that climate change will affect life in Luxembourg in the next 20 years. However, 80 percent think that the government should act to tackle climate change, with more than a quarter of respondents agreeing that it was not their responsibility to think about the country's problems and find solutions.

Only 42 percent said that they would be willing to pay higher taxes, while 48 percent were against raising petrol prices.

The CSDD also analysed that many respondents found issues more important, which affect their financial situation, with the area of socio-cultural issues taking the back seat.

Only 61 percent of Luxembourg nationals said judged the cohabitation of different nationalities and cultures an important value. This was compared to 80 percent of foreign nationals taking part in the study.

On the whole, more than half were willing to cut development aid.

Still, equality remained important for Luxembourg residents. Over 50 percent said that non-nationals should be able to take civil servant jobs and 47 percent spoke out in favour of a women's quota for leading positions and boards of directors.

The study was carried out by TNS Ilres and a representative group of Luxembourg residents, both nationals and non-nationals, was consulted.