Commenting on a story on pages 8 and 9 of today’s Sun-Herald (‘Jittery Labor MPs get ready to dump Iemma’) Dr Kaye said: “A massive 79% of the poll sample rejected the government’s rationale for electricity privatisation.

“Despite an intensive effort by Premier Morris Iemma and his Treasurer Michael Costa a tiny 14% believe them. Only 7% were undecided.

“The people of NSW are too smart to fall for the government’s snow job.

“No amount of spin can hide the economic reality of the electricity industry. Selling off the retailers and the generators will leave the state’s coffers with less value than it receives from annual dividends and tax payments.

“The Taverner Research Poll confirms the findings of two other polls taken earlier this year. Public opinion is not moving in favour of the sell-off.

“Premier Iemma and Treasurer Costa should give up. The voters have proven themselves to be too smart and the sell-off should be dumped,” Dr Kaye said.

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