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Support for Carbon Pricing

Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s proposal to introduce a carbon pricing scheme from 1 July 2012, which will require industries to pay a tax based on the amount of carbon pollution they emit?

7 March 14 March 28 March 18 April 23 May 30 May 14 June 11 July 18 July Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total support 35% 38% 34% 39% 41% 38% 38% 35% 39% 75% 14% 75%
Total oppose 48% 49% 51% 49% 44% 48% 49% 53% 49% 13% 79% 14%
Strongly support 9% 12% 12% 13% 14% 14% 13% 11% 15% 35% 1% 44%
Support 26% 26% 22% 26% 27% 24% 25% 24% 24% 40% 13% 31%
Oppose 19% 17% 19% 15% 15% 19% 19% 19% 16% 8% 22% 6%
Strongly oppose 29% 32% 32% 34% 29% 29% 30% 34% 33% 5% 57% 8%
Don’t know 18% 13% 15% 12% 15% 15% 13% 12% 12% 12% 7% 11%

39% (up 4%) support the Government’s proposed carbon pricing scheme and 49% (down 4%) oppose. It is supported by 75% of Labor voters and 75% of Greens voters but opposed by 79% of coalition voters. This represents an increase in support since the previous survey (conducted before the Government’s announcement) but is similar to the June results.

By age, those aged under 35 split 44% support/42% oppose, and those aged 55+ split 38% support/55% oppose.

For those who consider themselves very well or somewhat informed about the carbon pricing scheme, 44% support and 53% oppose.

July 18, 2011   //   Essential Report 110718 18th July 2011   //   No Comments   //   Tags: , , , , , ,

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Two Party Preferred: 05 March 12

Labor
44+/- 0
Coalition

56+/- 0

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