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PM response to politicians’ expenses

29 Oct 2013

Q. Thinking about the issue of politicians claiming expenses for attending social functions and other non-government related spending, do you think the Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s response to this issue has been too tough, too soft or about right?

 

Total

 

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Vote other

Too tough

3%

4%

2%

4%

1%

Too soft

48%

67%

32%

73%

50%

About right

26%

9%

46%

6%

24%

Don’t know

23%

20%

20%

17%

25%

48% think that Prime Minster Tony Abbott’s response to politicians claiming expenses for attending social functions and other non-government related spending has been too soft, 3% think he has been too tough and 26% think his response has been about right.

 

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