Q. Who do you think would benefit from each of these measures?
Big business | Small business | Workers | People on low incomes | The economy overall | None of them | Don’t know | |
Reduce corporate tax to stimulate investment | 52% | 29% | 21% | 14% | 27% | 2% | 14% |
Increase the Newstart allowance to increase consumer spending | 10% | 19% | 18% | 53% | 24% | 11% | 14% |
Regulate energy prices to reduce cost of living pressures | 20% | 35% | 47% | 59% | 43% | 3% | 9% |
Create a partnership between business, unions and government to better share the benefits of economic growth | 28% | 29% | 30% | 19% | 37% | 9% | 23% |
A majority think that big business will benefit from corporate tax cuts but only 21% think workers will benefit.
53% think people on low incomes will benefit from increasing the Newstart allowance.
Those most likely to benefit from regulating energy prices were thought to be people on low incomes (59%), workers (47%) and small business (35%).
The benefits of a partnership between business, unions and government were spread between big business (28%), small business (29%) and workers (30%).
Actions of most benefit to the economy overall were reducing energy prices (43%) and creating a partnership between business, unions and government (37%). Only 27% think reducing corporate tax will benefit the economy overall.