Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
Cutting the company tax rate will bring Australia’s tax base into line with other nations, attract investment and create more jobs and higher wages | 32% | 24% | 53% | 19% | 28% | |
Cutting the company tax rate will simply deliver business $50 billion more in profits – it won’t result in higher wages. | 38% | 48% | 24% | 52% | 49% | |
Not sure | 30% | 28% | 23% | 29% | 22% |
Respondents were divided over these statements. 38% agreed more that “Cutting the company tax rate will simply deliver business $50 billion more in profits . . . “ and 32% agreed more that “Cutting the company tax rate will bring Australia’s tax base into line with other nations . . . “. 30% were not sure.
Those more likely to agree that “Cutting the company tax rate will simply deliver business $50 billion more in profits . . . “ were Labor voters (48%), Greens voters (52%) and other voters (49%).
Those more likely to agree that “Cutting the company tax rate will bring Australia’s tax base into line with other nations . . . “. were LNP voters (53%) and workers on incomes over $2,000pw. (41%).