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Impact of higher tax on multinational corporations

10 Mar 2015

Q. Do you think that making big multinational corporations pay more tax would be good for the economy because it would increase Government revenue or bad for the economy because these companies would stop investing in Australia? 

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote Other

Good for the economy

60%

65%

61%

66%

62%

Bad for the economy

13%

12%

14%

8%

12%

Don’t know

27%

23%

25%

26%

26%

60% think that making big multinational corporations pay more tax would be good for the economy because it would increase Government revenue and 13% think it would be bad for the economy because these companies would stop investing in Australia.

More than 60% of all voter groups believe it would be good for the economy. 66% of men and 72% of respondents aged 55+ think it would be good for the economy.

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