Q. Australia’s current top income tax rate is 47% on earnings over $180,000. Do you think this rate is too high, too low or about right?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Income less than $600 pw | Income $600-$1,000pw | Income $1,000-$1,500 pw | Income $1,500- $2,000 pw | Income $2,000+ pw | |||
| Too high | 33% | 32% | 38% | 24% | 29% | 21% | 26% | 36% | 36% | 46% | ||
| Too low | 12% | 14% | 12% | 9% | 20% | 11% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | ||
| About right | 39% | 40% | 41% | 48% | 37% | 44% | 45% | 33% | 43% | 35% | ||
| Don’t know | 16% | 14% | 9% | 18% | 15% | 25% | 16% | 17% | 7% | 7% |
33% think that the top income rate is too high, 12% think it is too low and 39% think it is about right.
38% of Liberal/National voters think it is too high while 40% of Labor voters and 48% of Greens voters think it is about right.
Opinions were related to personal income. Those on higher incomes were more likely to think the tax rate is too high – although even those on $2,000+ pw were divided (46% too high and 47% too low or about right).