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Budget Surplus

May 9, 2017
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Q. How important is it that the Government returns the budget to surplus? 

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Total important 71%   63% 87% 49% 78%
Total not important 19%   28% 9% 43% 13%
Very important 31%   21% 47% 8% 38%
Somewhat important 40%   42% 40% 41% 40%
Not very important 15%   23% 7% 33% 11%
Not at all important 4%   5% 2% 10% 2%
Don’t know 10%   9% 4% 8% 9%

71% thought that returning the budget to surplus was important. Those most likely to think this were Liberal/National voters (87% important), those earning over $104,000 (78%) and those working full time (76%).

19% thought that returning the budget to surplus was not important. Those most likely to think this were Greens voters (43% not important) and ALP voters (28%).

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