ANZ opinion poll result

7 April 2008 EMRS poll

A survey of 1000 householders was conducted by EMRS between the 20th and 28th March 2008. Of these, 500 were from the South, 280 from the North and North East and 220 from the North West and West Coast regions.

Question: are you in favour of or against the ANZ bank funding the pulp mill? Responses:

  • In Favour 29% (294)
  • Against 45% (451)
  • No Opinion 26% (255)

On a two answer preferred basis; in favour = 39%, against = 61%.

Source www.tapvision.info

  TAP media spokesman Bob McMahon said "the poll result means that Tasmanians have not only refused Mr Gay and mr Lennon a 'social permit' to build their mill but also the ANZ bank". "With such high lvels of community ill will towards this project, the ANZ must reasonably expect that many of these Australian might move their accounts from ANZ if the Bank funds the mill" he said. "It is therefore important that the people continue to tell the ANZ not to fund Gunns' pulp mill", he continued. Email ANZ CEO Mike Smith at gerard.brown@anz.com or pamela.tann@anz.com or phone ANZ head office on 03 9273 5168 or 03 9273 6141.