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  • Jun, 2012

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    Carbon Tax

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

     

    7 Mar 2011

    18 Apr

    23 May

    14 Jun

    18 Jul

    1 Aug

    19 Sep

    17 Oct

    21 Nov

    Total

    25 Jun 12

    Vote ALP

    Vote Lib

    Vote Greens

    Total support

    35%

    39%

    41%

    38%

    39%

    39%

    37%

    39%

    38%

    35%

    67%

    13%

    74%

    Total oppose

    48%

    49%

    44%

    49%

    49%

    51%

    52%

    53%

    53%

    54%

    21%

    81%

    21%

    Strongly support

    9%

    13%

    14%

    13%

    15%

    15%

    14%

    14%

    14%

    14%

    28%

    4%

    38%

    Support

    26%

    26%

    27%

    25%

    24%

    24%

    23%

    25%

    24%

    21%

    39%

    9%

    36%

    Oppose

    19%

    15%

    15%

    19%

    16%

    19%

    17%

    17%

    17%

    19%

    12%

    24%

    13%

    Strongly oppose

    29%

    34%

    29%

    30%

    33%

    32%

    35%

    36%

    36%

    35%

    9%

    57%

    8%

    Don’t know

    18%

    12%

    15%

    13%

    12%

    10%

    12%

    9%

    10%

    11%

    12%

    7%

    6%

    Support for the carbon pricing scheme has fallen a little since this question was asked in November last year. 35% (down 3%) support the scheme and 54% oppose (up 1%).

    All demographic groups were more likely to oppose than support – although younger respondents showed higher support than older respondents. Support/oppose by age was 39%/45% for aged 18-34, 32%/56% for aged 35-54 and 33%/61% for aged 55+.

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