Two thirds of Lviv residents are convinced that Lviv should transfer no more than 30% of its funds to the state budget

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15.04.2009

Two thirds of Lviv residents are convinced that Lviv should transfer no more than 30% of its funds to the state budget

Two thirds of Lviv residents are convinced that Lviv should transfer no more than 30% of its funds to the state budget. Two thirds of Lviv residents are convinced that Lviv should transfer no more than 30% of its funds to the state budget. According to 41.1%, the situation in Lviv is deteriorating. 43.9% believe that the situation in Lviv is not changing, while 10% say it is improving.
Since the beginning of the year, the thesis that Lviv today primarily needs radical change has been strengthening. The share of supporters of this view has increased from 53.4% to 57.9%. 36.4% believe that at the moment Lviv needs stability more than change.
Trust in A. Sadovyi has decreased since the beginning of the year from 44.3% to 39.3%. 49% do not trust the mayor, compared to 46% in December. 24.9% trust M. Kmit, while 49.4% do not trust the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration. Trust in the head of the regional council, M. Senyk, stands at 14.4%, while distrust is 61.4%.
21.1% of respondents are convinced that Lviv should not transfer any funds to the state budget. Another 22.6% think it should transfer only 10%, 23.6% a share of 30%. Only 11.9% believe the city should give half of its funds to the state treasury, and another 7.1% think it should give 70%.
Under conditions of crisis, 21% of Lviv residents are not at all concerned about the city’s preparation for Euro 2012. In December 2008, this share was 16.3%. Those who are very concerned about preparations for Euro 2012 now account for 32% (previously 29.4%). 42.5% are somewhat concerned about preparations for the European Football Championship.
44.3% of Lviv residents do not believe that former judge Zvarych will be convicted for corruption. 32% believe that I. Zvarych will be convicted. 16.9% of respondents are undecided on this issue. According to 20.8% of respondents, it would be more appropriate to release former judge I. Zvarych in exchange for him revealing the names of high-ranking officials involved in corruption. At the same time, 61.5% are convinced that he should be convicted. 17.8% were unable to answer this question.
In the elections to the Lviv City Council, the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda is leading with 19.3%. Also among the top three are the Yatseniuk Bloc (19%) and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, whose support has fallen from 23.1% in December 2008 to 16.9%. These trends are mainly explained by the demand for new forces. In particular, 43.3% of surveyed Lviv residents expect the emergence in Lviv of a qualitatively new political force that would truly represent the interests of Lviv residents. 32% do not expect such a political force to appear.
Close to passing into the city council are Our Ukraine (5.3%), the Party of Regions (3.6%), and the Civic Party Pora (2.6%). The share of those who intend to vote “against all” has increased over four months from 8.6% to 12.8%, while the number of those who are undecided has decreased from 10.8% to 7.4%.
92.6% of Lviv residents go to church on Easter to have their paskas blessed, and 45.9% observe the conditions of the Easter fast. 97.8% of city residents celebrate Easter, while only 1.9% do not. Only 5.1% do not have their paskas blessed on Easter. Almost two thirds of them are men, and almost half have higher or incomplete higher education. 40.4% of respondents do not observe the conditions of the Easter fast, with men and women represented almost equally. 13.8% were undecided on this question.

Methodology

The survey was conducted by Rating Group.