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100
80
60
40
20
Research funding should only go to fields with the best potential for economic application (%)
15
4 0 11
KOK SDP KESK VIHR PS VAS
13
8
8 20
41
28
23
5 13
Much unnecessary research is done in our country with taxpayer funding (%)
100 80 60 40 20 0
19 20 14
41
36
30
29
33
9 16
10
12
KOK SDP KESK VIHR PS VAS
If cutbacks are needed in government expenditure in the years ahead, R&D investment should be reduced accordingly (%)
100 80 60
40 99 20 208 4
19
0 KOK SDP KESK VIHR PS VAS
31
39
4 17
35
24
Finland’s R&D investment should be increased to 4% of GDP (%)
100 80 60 40 20
0 KOK SDP KESK VIHR PS VAS Fully agree Somewhat agree
23
19 10
34
29
39
36
38
7 35
27
24
KOK = National Coalition Party / SDP = Social Democratic Party / KESK = Centre Party / VIHR = Green Party / PS = Finns Party / VAS = Left Alliance
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