Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the following measures contained in the budget?
| Total approve | Total disapprove | Strongly Approve | Approve | Disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Don’t know | |||
| A levy on vacant properties owned by foreign investors | 82% | 7% | 51% | 31% | 5% | 2% | 11% | ||
| Payment reductions for jobseekers who fail to attend Centrelink appointments | 76% | 14% | 43% | 33% | 9% | 5% | 9% | ||
| A levy on businesses who hire foreign workers on permanent and temporary work visas | 71% | 16% | 35% | 36% | 12% | 4% | 14% | ||
| A one-off cash payment for single parents and pensioners to compensate for increased energy prices | 69% | 19% | 27% | 42% | 14% | 5% | 12% | ||
| A trial of drug testing for jobseekers receiving unemployment benefits | 69% | 22% | 42% | 27% | 13% | 9% | 9% | ||
| A levy on big banks which will raise $6.2bn over four years | 66% | 19% | 38% | 28% | 12% | 7% | 14% | ||
| Building a second airport in Sydney at Badgerys Creek | 54% | 18% | 15% | 39% | 13% | 5% | 28% | ||
| A 0.5% increase to the Medicare levy to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme | 49% | 39% | 15% | 34% | 22% | 17% | 13% | ||
All but one measure, the increase to the Medicare levy to fund the NDIS, received majority approval.
The most popular measure was a levy of vacant properties owned by foreign investors (82% approve). Support for this measure was highest among those aged 65+ (94% approve), and lowest among those aged 18-24 (63%).
The least popular measure was the Medicare levy to fund the NDIS, although this still received 49% approval, and only 39% disapproval. Support for this measure was highest among Greens voters (68% approve) and Liberal/National voters (59%), and was lowest among those aged 35-44 (34% disapprove) and ALP voters (42%).
While 54% supported the Badgerys Creek airport, 67% of those living in NSW, where the airport would be located, supported the measure.