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 March	18 April	23 May	14 June	18 July	1 Aug	19 Sep	17 Oct	Total	Vote Labor	Vote Lib/Nat	Vote Greens
Total support	35%	39%	41%	38%	39%	39%	37%	39%	38%	66%	13%	86%
Total oppose	48%	49%	44%	49%	49%	51%	52%	53%	53%	26%	80%	11%
Strongly support	9%	13%	14%	13%	15%	15%	14%	14%	14%	28%	1%	48%
Support	26%	26%	27%	25%	24%	24%	23%	25%	24%	38%	12%	38%
Oppose	19%	15%	15%	19%	16%	19%	17%	17%	17%	11%	22%	5%
Strongly oppose	29%	34%	29%	30%	33%	32%	35%	36%	36%	15%	58%	6%
Don’t know	18%	12%	15%	13%	12%	10%	12%	9%	10%	9%	7%	2%

Views on the carbon pricing scheme have changed very little since June and there has been no significant change since the legislation was passed. 38% support the scheme (down 1% since October) and 53% oppose (no change).

The only demographic group to support the scheme were aged under 35’s – 45% support/40% oppose. Among those aged 55+, 37% support and 59% oppose.