A new poll released Tuesday by the Marcellus Shale Coalition found 55 percent of those following the debate about a new severance tax would favor its adoption and 34 percent would oppose. If, however, the new tax would result in the loss of jobs, 58 percent opposed a new severance tax and 33 percent favor.
In other results, 57 percent oppose a severance tax to pay for public employee pensions and 61 percent said they would pick encouraging the growth of the natural gas industry over new and higher taxes to fund the state budget.
64 percent of voters said they were more likely to vote for a political candidate who encourages the growth of the natural gas industry.
A copy of the poll is available online.
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