Q4. The Federal Government recently announced changes to our tax system as a result of the Henry Report, which was a review of Australia’s taxation. Do you approve or disapprove of the following Government proposals?
| Total approve | Total disapprove | Strongly approve | Approve | Disapprove | Strongly disapprove | Don’t know | |
| Higher taxes on the profits of large mining companies | 52% | 34% | 14% | 38% | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Increasing superannuation contributions from 9% to 12% | 74% | 17% | 25% | 49% | 12% | 5% | 10% |
| Cutting company tax rates | 54% | 29% | 10% | 44% | 23% | 6% | 18% |
| Increasing taxes on cigarettes and alcohol | 63% | 31% | 33% | 30% | 15% | 16% | 6% |
There was majority approval of all recent changes to Australia’s taxation.
The most popular proposal was to increase superannuation contributions from 9% to 12% – 74% approved and 17% disapproved.
63% approved increasing taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.
More than half approved cutting company tax rates (54%) and higher taxes on the profits of large mining companies (52%).
78% of Labor voters approved higher taxes on mining company profits (11% disapprove) and 56% of Liberal/National voters disapproved (35% approve).
Increasing superannuation contributions received high support from both Labor (85%) and Liberal/National voters (72%). 61% of both Labor and Liberal/National voters supported cutting company tax rates. 63% of Labor voters and 69% of Liberal/National voters approved increasing taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.