Do you approve or disapprove of changing negative gearing so that, for future purchases, investors can only claim tax deductions for investments in newly built homes?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Own home | Own with mortgage | Rent | Property investor | Feb 2016 | ||||
| Total approve | 35% | 47% | 32% | 37% | 33% | 36% | 32% | 43% | 31% | 37% | |||
| Total disapprove | 39% | 28% | 52% | 31% | 49% | 43% | 44% | 25% | 58% | 32% | |||
| Strongly approve | 10% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 14% | 12% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 19% | |||
| Approve | 25% | 33% | 24% | 30% | 19% | 24% | 25% | 32% | 22% | 18% | |||
| Disapprove | 25% | 19% | 31% | 24% | 33% | 24% | 28% | 19% | 29% | 18% | |||
| Strongly disapprove | 14% | 9% | 21% | 7% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 6% | 29% | 14% | |||
| Don’t know | 26% | 26% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 20% | 24% | 32% | 11% | 31% |
35% approve of changing negative gearing so that, for future purchases, investors can only claim tax deductions for investments in newly built homes and 39% disapprove. This is a 7% increase in disapproval since this question was asked 2 weeks ago.
Those most likely to approve were Labor voters (47%) and renters (43%).