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Dumping the mining tax

9 Sep 2014

Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the Government’s decision to dump the mining tax?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Total approve

44%

26%

78%

8%

41%

Total disapprove

31%

53%

8%

71%

31%

Strongly approve

16%

7%

32%

1%

14%

Approve

28%

19%

46%

7%

27%

Disapprove

14%

24%

4%

26%

14%

Strongly disapprove

17%

27%

4%

45%

17%

Don’t know

25%

22%

14%

20%

27%

44% approve of the Government’s decision to dump the mining tax and 31% disapprove.

Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (78%) and aged 65+ (58%),

Those most likely to disapprove were Greens voters (71%) and Labor voters (53%).

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