Blame for tax avoidance
Q. Who do you think is most to blame for big companies, like Google, shifting their assets to other countries to avoid paying tax in Australia?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|||
The Australian Government |
33% |
43% |
22% |
43% |
38% |
||
The company executives |
23% |
23% |
27% |
20% |
24% |
||
The company board |
16% |
12% |
20% |
21% |
17% |
||
Their accountants |
9% |
6% |
14% |
3% |
10% |
||
Don’t know |
18% |
15% |
17% |
13% |
12% |
33% think that the Australian Government is most to blame for big companies shifting their assets to other countries to avoid paying tax. 23% blame company executives, 16% the company board and only 9% their accountants.
Labor and Greens voters are more likely to blame the Government (both 43%) and Liberal/National voters a little more likely to blame accountants (14%).

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