Carbon Tax

Q. Do you support or oppose the Government’s proposal to introduce a carbon pricing scheme from 1 July 2012, which will require industries to pay a tax based on the amount of carbon pollution they emit?

	7 March	18 April	23 May	14 June	18 July	1 Aug	19 Sep	17 Oct	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total support	35%	39%	41%	38%	39%	39%	37%	39%	66%	15%	80%
Total oppose	48%	49%	44%	49%	49%	51%	52%	53%	24%	81%	16%
Strongly support	9%	13%	14%	13%	15%	15%	14%	14%	25%	2%	45%
Support	26%	26%	27%	25%	24%	24%	23%	25%	41%	13%	35%
Oppose	19%	15%	15%	19%	16%	19%	17%	17%	14%	19%	10%
Strongly oppose	29%	34%	29%	30%	33%	32%	35%	36%	10%	62%	6%
Don’t know	18%	12%	15%	13%	12%	10%	12%	9%	10%	4%	3%

Views on the carbon pricing scheme have changed very little since June. 39% support the scheme (up 2% since September) and 53% oppose (up 1%).

The only demographic group to support the scheme were aged under 35’s – 46% support/43% oppose. Among those aged 55+, 33% support and 63% oppose.