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Budget compared to last year’s

19 May 2015

Q. Do you think this budget is better or worse than last year’s budget?

  Total

 

  Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Total better 45% 39% 65% 28% 43%
Total worse 15% 21% 6% 33% 20%
Much better 11% 7% 23% 1% 4%
A little better 34% 32% 42% 27% 39%
About the same 31% 35% 25% 31% 30%
A little worse 10% 12% 5% 21% 14%
Much worse 5% 9% 1% 12% 6%
Don’t know 9% 5% 4% 7% 7%

45% think this year’s budget is better than last year’s and 15% think it is worse. 31% think it is about the same.

Those most likely to think it is better were Liberal/National voters (65%) and respondents aged 55+ (63%).

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