Survey of Financial Directors - 2005 Election

Topline Results

• MORI interviewed 200 Finance Directors and Directors with financial responsibility across a range of businesses in the UK between 1-7 April 2005
• Approximately equal numbers of Finance Directors in small, medium and large businesses were interviewed by telephone. Data are not weighted
• An (*) indicates a finding of less than 0.5%, but greater than zero
• Where percentages do not add up to exactly 100% this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of "don't knows" or to multiple answers

Q1 Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Gordon Brown is doing his job as Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Q2 Do you agree of disagree that in the long term, this Government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy?

Q3 Do you think the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats or some other party has the best policies for business?

Q4 Who do you think would make the most capable Chancellor -- Labour's Gordon Brown, the Conservatives' Oliver Letwin or the Liberal Democrats' Vincent Cable?

Q5-6 The Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has refused to confirm that Gordon Brown would remain as Chancellor if Labour were re-elected after the next General Election. Assuming that Labour are re-elected, do you agree or disagree with the following statements:

Q7 Who do you think would make the most capable Prime Minister -- Labour's Tony Blair, the Conservatives' Michael Howard, or the Liberal Democrat's Charles Kennedy?

Q8 And who do you think would make the more capable Prime Minister -- Tony Blair or Gordon Brown?

Q9 If Gordon Brown does not remain as Chancellor after the next General Election, which Labour politician would you most prefer to replace him in the Treasury?

Q10 If Labour is re-elected, do you think it will or will not increase taxes on businesses?

Q11 Do you think the government's current tax and regulatory environment encourages or discourages businesses like yours to invest and expand, or does it not make a difference?

Q12 From what you know or have heard, in which one of the following areas do you think the tax and regulatory environment is most favourable for businesses?

Q13 Which of the following best describes your own view of whether Britain should adopt the new European constitution?

Q14 If there were a General Election tomorrow, would you vote Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat or for another party?IF UNDECIDED OR REFUSEDWhich party are you most inclined to support?