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Statements about company tax cuts

30 Oct 2017

Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Cutting the company tax rate will bring Australia’s tax base into line with other nations and attract the investment we need to create more jobs. 31%   18% 55% 17% 26%
Cutting the company tax rate will simply deliver business $50 billion more in profits – money that should be invested in schools, hospitals and other vital services. 46%   57% 30% 65% 52%
Not sure 23%   25% 14% 18% 22%

 

 

31% agree more that “Cutting the company tax rate will bring Australia’s tax base into line with other nations and attract the investment we need to create more jobs” and 46% agree more that “Cutting the company tax rate will simply deliver business $50 billion more in profits”. While 55% of Liberal National voters support the first statement, more than half all other voters support the second.

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