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Party trust to manage fair tax system

22 May 2018

Q. Which party would you trust most to manage a fair tax system?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other   Mar 2018
Labor 32%   74% 9% 36% 16%   26%
Liberal-National 32%   4% 72% 13% 29%   28%
No difference 22%   13% 12% 36% 45%   31%
Don’t know 15%   9% 6% 15% 10%   15%

Respondents were evenly divided on which party they would trust most to manage a fair tax system. 32% favoured the Labor Party and 32% favoured the Liberal and National parties. 22% thought there was no difference.

Those earning less than $1,500 pw trust Labor more (34% Labor/27% Liberal-National), and those earning more than $1,500 pw trust the Liberals a little more (33% Labor/37% Liberal-National).

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