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GST on On-line Purchasing

17 Jan 2011

Q. Currently GST is not charged on on-line purchases of less than $1,000 from overseas companies.  Would you approve or disapprove GST being applied to on-line purchases of less than $1,000 from overseas companies?

Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
Total approve 18% 17% 22% 19%
Total disapprove 71% 74% 67% 73%
Strongly approve 6% 8% 6% 5%
Approve 12% 9% 16% 14%
Disapprove 23% 22% 25% 19%
Strongly disapprove 48% 52% 42% 54%
Don’t know 11% 9% 11% 8%

71% disapprove of GST being applied to on-line purchases of less than $1,000 from overseas companies and 18% approve.

Strongest disapproval is shown by women (74%), Labor voters (74%), Greens voters (73%) and age groups 35-44 (77%) and 25-34 (74%).

74% of online shoppers disapprove and 17% approve – while for those who buy online more often (more than six times a year) 80% disapprove and 12% approve.

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