The Centre for Opinion Studies (CEO) published this Thursday the results of its annual survey assessing public policies, where the Rodalies service receives a failing grade with a score of 4.2 out of 10. This score, collected between last October and December, is the lowest of all services evaluated and was recorded before the accident in Gelida and the subsequent service interruptions.
55% of the 3,242 respondents believe that the Generalitat is responsible for improving the management of Rodalies, while 41% consider the responsibility lies with the Spanish Government. In comparison, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat (FGC) leads the transport ranking with a 7.6, followed by the metro and the AVE (both with 7.4).
Rodalies receives a failing grade across all age groups and among supporters of all parties, except those of the PP and the PSC. Users who use it for work and studies give it the lowest score: 3.3 out of 10.
The study also reveals that the majority of Catalans favor public healthcare (49%), although almost half of young people (47% of those aged 16 to 24) believe the private system works better. Regarding the overall assessment, the Government receives a score of 5.1 out of 10, the first time it has passed since the start of this survey format in 2022.
Among specific issues, the Government fails in the fight against poverty and exclusion (4.4) and in security policies (4.3). Regarding taxes, 53% of the public advocates for maintaining them, while only 16% prefer to lower them.
