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Government financial actions

14 Oct 2014

Q. The government is considering savings and taxing options to pay for the war in Iraq, lower commodity prices and its inability to pass savings from its May budget this year. Would you approve or disapprove of the following actions it might take?

 

Total approve

Total dis-approve

 

Strongly approve

Approve

Dis-approve

Strongly dis-approve

Don’t know

Higher corporate tax

68%

22%

26%

42%

15%

7%

10%

Abandon its paid parental leave scheme

56%

31%

31%

25%

17%

14%

12%

Cuts to tax concessions in areas like superannuation

21%

67%

4%

17%

33%

34%

13%

Higher income taxes

21%

69%

5%

16%

31%

38%

10%

Cuts to social services, health or education

12%

81%

2%

10%

26%

55%

7%

A majority approve of higher corporate tax (68%) and abandoning the paid parental leave scheme (56%) to pay for the war in Iraq, lower commodity prices and the Government’s inability to pass savings from its May budget this year.

A majority would disapprove of cuts to social services, health or education (81%), higher income taxes (69%) and cuts to tax concessions in areas like superannuation (67%).

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