Windfall Profits Tax Research – June 2022

Key results
The Australia Institute surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,001 Australians about their attitudes towards a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry to support Australian households.

The results show that:

  • Two in three (67%) Australians support the introduction of a windfall profits tax on the oil and gas industry to support Australian households, while 12% oppose.
  • Support for the introduction of a windfall profits tax is highest among Greens voters (74%), followed by Labor voters (73%) and Coalition voters (64%).
  • Western Australians (71%) are the most likely to support the introduction of a windfall profits tax followed by Queensland residents (69%)

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