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Change to superannuation

16 Sep 2014

Q. As part of the agreement to dump the mining tax, increases to compulsory superannuation have been deferred. Instead of increasing to 12% by 2019 they will remain at 9.5% until 2020. Do you approve or disapprove of this change to superannuation? 

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

 

Work full time

Work part time

Total approve

29%

14%

56%

15%

22%

27%

37%

Total disapprove

49%

66%

25%

72%

53%

53%

46%

Strongly approve

8%

4%

16%

1%

8%

6%

13%

Approve

21%

10%

40%

14%

14%

21%

24%

Disapprove

23%

27%

17%

27%

25%

25%

23%

Strongly disapprove

26%

39%

8%

45%

28%

28%

23%

Don’t know

23%

21%

18%

12%

24%

19%

18%

29% approve the recent change to superannuation and 49% disapprove.

Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (56%) and aged 65+ (44%).

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