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Approval of Budget Announcements
Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the following measures contained in the Budget?
NET: Strongly / Somewhat approve | NET: Strongly / Somewhat disapprove | Strongly approve | Somewhat approve | Somewhat disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Unsure | |
Investing $100 billion in national infrastructure spending over the next ten years | 76% | 13% | 30% | 46% | 9% | 5% | 11% |
Delivering a tax rebate for workers earning up to $90,000 | 75% | 15% | 34% | 41% | 10% | 5% | 10% |
Running a $7.1 billion Budget surplus in 2019-20 | 62% | 20% | 27% | 35% | 15% | 5% | 18% |
Flattening tax rates from 2024, thereby cutting taxes for the highest income earners | 42% | 47% | 14% | 28% | 19% | 28% | 12% |
Putting $1.5 billion previously allocated to NDIS disability funding back into the general accounts | 37% | 50% | 14% | 23% | 23% | 27% | 13% |
- The announcement to invest $100 billion in infrastructure projects was the most popular of those tested, with just over three-quarters (76%) approving. This was closely followed by 75% of voters approving of a tax rebate for workers earning up to $90,000.
- More people disapproved than approved of the proposals to flatten tax rates (47% vs. 42%) and the re-allocation of NDIS funding (50% vs. 37%).

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