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%).