Impact of tax cut

Q. One of the major budget announcements was changes to income tax. From July 1^st most people earning under $90,000 will receive a $10 per week tax cut. Which best describes what this will mean for you and your family?

 

	Total	Men	Women	Age 18-34	Age 35-54	Age 55+	Income less than $600 pw	$600-1,000 pw	$1,000-1,500 pw	$1,500-2,000 pw	Over $2,000 pw
It will make a difference to my household	22%	22%	22%	35%	22%	8%	16%	19%	22%	23%	29%
It won’t make any real difference to my household	45%	46%	43%	39%	50%	45%	33%	40%	61%	49%	51%
I won’t be receiving it	25%	25%	24%	15%	18%	43%	47%	33%	13%	17%	13%
Don’t know	8%	7%	10%	11%	10%	4%	3%	7%	4%	12%	7%

Only 22% say that the tax cuts will make a difference to their household. 45% say it won’t make any real difference and 25% think they won’t receive the tax cut.

Younger respondents (35% of aged 18-35) and those on higher incomes (29% of income $2K+) were most likely to think it will make a difference to their household.