Q. As a result of the repeal of the carbon tax, do you expect your electricity bill to change in any of the following ways?
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total decrease |
33% |
27% |
46% |
21% |
24% |
|
| Total increase |
16% |
20% |
10% |
23% |
13% |
|
| Decrease a lot |
5% |
6% |
5% |
– |
6% |
|
| Decrease a little |
28% |
21% |
41% |
21% |
18% |
|
| Stay much the same |
43% |
46% |
39% |
48% |
52% |
|
| Increase a little |
10% |
11% |
8% |
20% |
6% |
|
| Increase a lot |
6% |
9% |
2% |
3% |
7% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
7% |
5% |
8% |
10% |
43% expect their electricity bill to stay much the same after the repeal of the carbon tax, 33% expect it to decrease (5% a lot, 28% a little) and 16% expect it to increase.
Those most likely to think it will decrease were Liberal/National voters (46%), aged 55+ (42%) and incomes over $1,600pw (38%).