There has recently been a lot of talk about tax reform. What do you think is the main reason the Government is considering tax reform? And what do you think is the second reason?
| Total | Main reason | Second reason | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||||
| To address the budget deficit | 58% | 44% | 14% | 53% | 68% | 61% | 57% | |||
| To maintain Government services like health and education | 30% | 12% | 18% | 27% | 40% | 20% | 24% | |||
| To encourage economic growth | 26% | 9% | 17% | 24% | 32% | 29% | 18% | |||
| To help businesses make bigger profits | 14% | 8% | 6% | 21% | 4% | 31% | 22% | |||
| To make the tax system fairer | 11% | 3% | 8% | 7% | 18% | 9% | 12% | |||
| To boost employment | 10% | 3% | 7% | 11% | 10% | 9% | 8% | |||
| To invest in infrastructure | 5% | 1% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 2% | |||
| Don’t know | 20% | 20% | 26% | 23% | 8% | 16% | 24% | |||
58% believe that one of the main two reasons the Government is considering tax reform is to address the budget deficit. 30% think it is to maintain Government services and 26% to encourage economic growth. Only 5% think it is to invest in infrastructure and 10% think it is to boost employment.
Liberal/National voters are more likely to think it is to maintain services (40%) and make the system fairer (18%).
21% of Labor voters and 31% of Greens voters think it is to help businesses make bigger profits.