Q. Which political expenses should taxpayers reimburse politicians for:
|
Yes |
No |
Don’t Know |
|
Lib/Nat voters ‘Yes’ |
Labor voters ‘Yes’ |
Green voters ‘Yes’ |
|
| Overseas study trips (a limited number per year) |
36% |
49% |
15% |
41% |
33% |
34% |
|
| Travel for events directly related to their electoral or parliamentary work (unlimited if work related) |
70% |
21% |
9% |
72% |
67% |
80% |
|
| Printing of materials to inform their electorate |
53% |
36% |
11% |
59% |
51% |
60% |
|
| Publications allowance (for books and magazines) |
31% |
55% |
14% |
35% |
30% |
45% |
|
| Travel for politicians families to visit them in Canberra |
18% |
71% |
11% |
23% |
17% |
16% |
|
| Travel for politicians spouses to accompany them on overseas trips |
15% |
74% |
11% |
21% |
13% |
6% |
|
| Free use of a taxpayer funded car |
29% |
57% |
14% |
34% |
26% |
35% |
|
| A $240 per night allowance for nights spent in Canberra, regardless of where the MP stays |
19% |
68% |
13% |
21% |
17% |
18% |
|
| A $32,000 electorate allowance that covers the cost of serving the electorate, which MP’s can keep if it is not spent |
16% |
70% |
14% |
21% |
14% |
15% |
|
| Social events for networking purposes |
19% |
64% |
16% |
27% |
15% |
7% |
The majority of people think that the following political expenses should not be reimbursed to politicians; ‘travel for politicians spouses to accompany them on overseas trips’ (74%), ‘travel for politicians families to visit them in Canberra’ (71%), ‘a $32,000 electorate allowance, which MP’s can keep if not spent’ (70%), ‘A $240 per night allowance for nights spent in Canberra, regardless of where MP’s stay’ (68%), ‘social events for networking purposes’ (64%), ‘free use of taxpayer funded car’ (57%), ‘publications allowance’ (55%).