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).