Q. Would you support or oppose increasing the GST if income taxes were reduced at the same time?
Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
Total support | 38% | 30% | 52% | 32% | 39% | |
Total oppose | 42% | 52% | 33% | 57% | 43% | |
Strongly support | 10% | 7% | 17% | 5% | 6% | |
Support | 28% | 23% | 35% | 27% | 33% | |
Oppose | 23% | 26% | 21% | 23% | 25% | |
Strongly oppose | 19% | 26% | 12% | 24% | 18% | |
Don’t know | 20% | 18% | 15% | 20% | 18% |
38% support increasing the GST if income taxes were reduced at the same time and 42% oppose.
A majority (52%) of Liberal/National voters support increasing GST and a majority of Labor (52%) and Greens voters (57%) oppose.
For those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw), 50% support and 32% oppose.