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Preferred option for raising revenue

Nov 12, 2012
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Q. If the Government decided to increase its revenue to pay for these reforms, which of the following options would you favour?

 

Total

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens
Increase income taxes for those on high incomes

46%

53%

40%

51%
Increase the GST rate to 11 or 12%

10%

11%

12%

14%
Extend the GST to goods and services like food and health which are currently exempt

5%

4%

6%

8%
Increase income taxes overall

5%

6%

5%

5%
None of them

27%

20%

32%

14%
Don’t know

7%

6%

4%

7%

46% favour increasing income taxes for those on high incomes if the Government decided to increase its revenue to pay for reforms.

Increasing the GST rate (10%) has greater support than extending the GST to food and health (5%).

Increasing income taxes for those on high incomes is favoured by 53% of those earning less than $1,600 pw compared to 35% of those earning over $1,600 pw.

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