According to a 2024 survey, some 46 percent of UK business leaders thought the government should not support the oil and gas industry in the long-term. This compared to 12 percent of respondents who strongly disagreed with the statement.
Opinion of business leaders on whether the government should not support the oil and gas industry in the long term in the United Kingdom in 2024
Original survey question asked as: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?: Government should not support the UK oil and gas industry in the long term"
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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Public First. (November 24, 2024). Opinion of business leaders on whether the government should not support the oil and gas industry in the long term in the United Kingdom in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1545629/uk-survey-on-government-support-for-oil-industry-in-the-long-term/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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