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Importance of reducing debt

6 May 2013

Q. Do you think it is more important to reduce Australia’s national debt or to maintain government spending on services and projects?

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Australia’s debt higher

Australia’s debt about the same

Australia’s debt lower

More important to reduce debt

46%

26%

67%

31%

63%

49%

37%

More important to maintain spending

40%

61%

23%

59%

28%

33%

51%

Don’t know

14%

14%

10%

11%

9%

18%

12%

46% think it is more important to reduce Australia’s debt and 40% think it is more important to maintain Government spending on services and projects.

61% of Labor voters and 59% of Greens voters favour maintaining spending while 67% of Liberal/national voters think it is more important to reduce debt.

63% of those who think Australia’s debt is high compared to other countries think we should reduce debt while 51% of those who think our debt is low think we should maintain spending.

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