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  • Aug, 2012

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    Responsibility for Power Prices

    Q. Who do you think is mainly responsible for electricity and gas prices?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Increased a lot

    Increased a moderate amount

    Increased a little

    Stayed the same or decreased

    The Federal Government

    28%

    16%

    40%

    18%

    40%

    22%

    19%

    22%

    The State Government

    23%

    27%

    21%

    28%

    23%

    28%

    21%

    18%

    The power companies

    37%

    50%

    28%

    42%

    32%

    42%

    44%

    38%

    Don’t know

    12%

    7%

    10%

    12%

    6%

    9%

    17%

    21%

    37% think the power companies are mainly responsible for electricity and gas prices, 28% think the Federal Government is mainly responsible and 23% think the State Governments are mainly responsible.

    Those who think power prices have increased a lot are more likely to think the Federal Government is mainly responsible (40%), while those who think prices have increased a moderate amount, a little or not at all think the power companies are mainly responsible.

    50% of Labor voters think the power companies are mainly responsible and 40% of Liberal/National voters think the Federal Government is mainly responsible.

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