Q. Some people say that there is a “budget emergency” in Australia.
Which of the following is closest to your view?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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| I agree that there is a ‘budget emergency’ in Australia, and I believe that the recently announced budget changes will help bring the budget back into line. |
32% |
10% |
68% |
16% |
15% |
|
| I agree that there is a ‘budget emergency’ in Australia, but I don’t think the recently announced budget changes will help bring the budget back into line. |
24% |
29% |
14% |
25% |
37% |
|
| I do not believe we have a budget emergency in Australia |
32% |
51% |
12% |
50% |
36% |
|
| Don’t know |
11% |
11% |
6% |
9% |
12% |
Overall, 56% of Australians agree that there is a budget emergency.
32% agree that there is a budget emergency and that the recent budget will help bring the budget back into line. A further 24% agree that there is a budget emergency, but that the recent budget will not bring the budget back into line.
32% do not believe there is a budget emergency.
Labor (51%) and Greens (50%) voters were more likely to think that we do not have a budget emergency in Australia.