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Budget measures
Q: Would you support or oppose the following measures being included in the Federal Budget?
Total support | Total oppose | Strongly support | Support | Oppose | Strongly oppose | Don’t know | ||
Tighten tax exemptions for capital gains tax | 52% | 19% | 19% | 33% | 14% | 5% | 29% | |
Limit negative gearing | 48% | 24% | 17% | 31% | 17% | 7% | 27% | |
Reduce superannuation tax concessions for high earners | 60% | 22% | 27% | 33% | 14% | 8% | 18% | |
Increase tax on cigarettes | 67% | 21% | 36% | 31% | 11% | 10% | 13% | |
Cut corporate tax | 22% | 57% | 6% | 16% | 28% | 29% | 21% | |
Cut personal income tax | 63% | 19% | 23% | 40% | 15% | 4% | 17% | |
Increase funding to health | 83% | 7% | 47% | 36% | 5% | 2% | 10% | |
Increase funding to education | 80% | 10% | 42% | 38% | 7% | 3% | 11% |
The most supported budget measures were increasing funding to health (83%), increasing funding to education (80%) and increasing tax on cigarettes (67%). A majority (57%) opposed cutting corporate tax.
Labor voters were more likely to support tightening tax exemptions for capital gains (58%) and limiting negative gearing (55%).
Liberal/National voters were more likely to support increasing tax on cigarettes (75%), cutting corporate taxes (31%) and cutting personal income tax (76%).
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Two Party Preferred: 14 May 2019
Labor
51.5%-0.5
Coalition
48.5%+0.5
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