Q. If the Liberal and National parties win the next election, should they repeal any of these Government decisions?
|
Yes, should repeal |
No, should not repeal |
Don’t know |
|
| The carbon pricing scheme |
45% |
37% |
18% |
| NBN (National Broadband Network) |
18% |
63% |
20% |
| The Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) |
24% |
50% |
28% |
A greater portion of respondents believe that a Coalition government should repeal the carbon pricing scheme (45%) that those that believe they should not (37%).
A majority of respondents otherwise believe that a Coalition government should not repeal the NBN (63%), and a greater portion believe it should not repeal the MRRT (50%) compared to those that believe it should (24%).
Looking at the results by voting intention, Lib/Nat voters are also more likely to believe a Coalition government should repeal the carbon pricing scheme (72%), the NBN (30%) and the MRRT (44%).
Broken down by gender, male respondents (50%) are more likely than female respondents (39%) to believe that a Coalition government should repeal the carbon tax. Conversely, male respondents were more likely to believe that a Coalition government should not repeal the NBN (66%) compared to female respondents (60%) and also more likely to believe that they should not repeal the MRRT (54%) compared with female respondents (47%).