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Likelihood of Repealing the Carbon Tax
Q. If they won the next election, how likely do you think it would be that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would repeal the carbon tax?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total likely |
44% |
28% |
64% |
42% |
| Total unlikely |
40% |
62% |
22% |
41% |
| Very likely |
17% |
15% |
24% |
14% |
| Quite likely |
27% |
13% |
40% |
28% |
| Not very likely |
24% |
29% |
18% |
24% |
| Not at all likely |
16% |
33% |
4% |
17% |
| Don’t know |
17% |
11% |
14% |
17% |
44% think it is likely that Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party would repeal the carbon tax if they won the next election and 40% think it is unlikely.
Views were broadly similar across demographic groups – although those aged 45-64 split 44% likely/44% unlikely.
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