Q. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the recent federal budget and the direction for the country to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic?
| TOTAL:
Agree |
This budget
May’21 |
Last budget
Oct’20 |
| The decisions the government makes now will affect the future health of the economy | 75% | 75% |
| The government should take the recognition if their budget measures work, just as they should take responsibility if they do not | 73% | 70% |
| The global pandemic means that the health of the economy is out of the government’s control | 42% | 49% |
| TOTAL:
Agree |
TOTAL:
Disagree |
Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Neither agree, nor disagree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | |
| The decisions the government makes now will affect the future health of the economy | 75% | 6% | 43% | 32% | 15% | 4% | 2% | 4% |
| The government should take the recognition if their budget measures work, just as they should take responsibility if they do not | 73% | 5% | 37% | 36% | 18% | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| The global pandemic means that the health of the economy is out of the government’s control | 42% | 26% | 12% | 30% | 27% | 19% | 7% | 5% |