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Regulation of businesses

1 Apr 2014

Q. Do you think that there is currently too much or not enough regulation of businesses in Australia?

 

 

Total

 

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Too much

24%

17%

38%

6%

23%

Not enough

26%

33%

18%

37%

28%

About right amount

24%

25%

22%

26%

30%

Don’t know

25%

25%

22%

31%

18%

Respondents were evenly divided over whether there is too much or not enough regulation of businesses in Australia. 26% think there is not enough, 24% think there is too much and 24% think there is about the right amount.

Those most likely to think there is too much were Liberal/National voters (38%), men (30%) and aged 55+ (38%).

Those most likely to think there is not enough were Labor voters (33%) and Greens voters (37%).

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