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Funding for car industry

17 Mar 2015

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government re-instating about $100 million in funding to the car industry to ensure that car manufacturing continues until the planned closure in 2017?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Total approve

38%

45%

34%

32%

39%

Total disapprove

39%

30%

47%

40%

47%

Strongly approve

9%

12%

7%

5%

11%

Approve

29%

33%

27%

27%

28%

Disapprove

24%

19%

31%

20%

25%

Strongly disapprove

15%

11%

16%

20%

22%

Don’t know

24%

24%

19%

29%

13%

38% approve of the Government re-instating about $100 million in funding to the car industry and 39% disapprove.

Those most likely to approve were Labor voters (45%).

Those most likely to disapprove were Liberal/National voters (47%) and aged 55+ (46%).

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