Q. Do you support or oppose the following changes to the GST to cover cuts to funding commitments to the states for schools and hospitals announced in the recent Federal Budget?
Raising the GST to 12% for all items currently covered |
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Total support |
32% |
25% |
45% |
24% |
23% |
|
Total oppose |
58% |
70% |
46% |
63% |
51% |
|
Strongly support |
9% |
6% |
16% |
5% |
9% |
|
Support |
23% |
19% |
29% |
19% |
14% |
|
Oppose |
19% |
17% |
21% |
14% |
20% |
|
Strongly oppose |
39% |
53% |
25% |
49% |
31% |
|
Don’t know |
9% |
5% |
10% |
13% |
12% |
|
Expanding the GST to cover fresh fruit and vegetables |
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Total support |
18% |
12% |
27% |
11% |
21% |
|
Total oppose |
75% |
83% |
65% |
83% |
73% |
|
Strongly support |
5% |
4% |
9% |
– |
8% |
|
Support |
13% |
8% |
18% |
11% |
13% |
|
Oppose |
21% |
16% |
27% |
16% |
20% |
|
Strongly oppose |
54% |
67% |
38% |
67% |
53% |
|
Don’t know |
7% |
4% |
9% |
6% |
6% |
There was majority opposition to both raising the GST to 12% (58%) and expanding the GST to cover fresh fruit and vegetables (75%).
While there was strong majority opposition to expanding the GST across all voter groups, Liberal/National voters were split over raising the GST to 12% (45% support/46% oppose).