Q. In fact, Treasurer Scott Morrison recently said that the Government was spending equivalent to more than 26% of GDP this year. This is a higher level that the Rudd government spent including during the financial crisis.
How concerned are you about the current Government’s spending?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
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|
Very concerned |
26% |
32% |
17% |
34% |
40% |
|
|
Somewhat concerned |
39% |
41% |
44% |
39% |
30% |
|
|
Not very concerned |
19% |
13% |
27% |
14% |
16% |
|
|
Not at all concerned |
4% |
2% |
6% |
5% |
2% |
|
|
Don’t know |
12% |
11% |
7% |
9% |
13% |
65% were very or somewhat concerned that Government spending was higher than the Rudd Government’s during the financial crisis. 23% were not very or not at all concerned.
73% of Labor voters and Greens voters were very/somewhat concerned compared to 61% of Liberal/National voters. 33% of Liberal National voters were not very or not at all concerned.