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Approval of MRRT

12 Jul 2010

 Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the new mining tax (called the Minerals Resource Rent Tax) recently negotiated between the Government and major mining companies?

Total approve 50%
Total disapprove 28%
Strongly approve 13%
Approve 37%
Disapprove 18%
Strongly disapprove 10%
Don’t know 22%

 50% of respondents approved the new mining tax negotiated with the mining companies and 28% disapproved. Labor voters approved 75% to 10% and Greens voters approved 52% to 26%. 33% of Liberal/National voters approved and 53% disapproved.

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