Q. Do you think it is more important for the Government to return the budget to surplus as soon as possible – which may mean cutting services and raising taxes – OR should they delay the return to surplus and maintain services and invest in infrastructure?
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Return to surplus as soon as possible, cut services, raise taxes |
15% |
5% |
26% |
10% |
8% |
|
Delay return to surplus, maintain services, invest in infrastructure |
69% |
82% |
61% |
79% |
71% |
|
Don’t know |
16% |
13% |
13% |
11% |
21% |
Only 15% think that the Government should return the budget to surplus as soon as possible – which may mean cutting services and raising taxes – and 69% think they should delay the return to surplus and maintain services and invest in infrastructure.
Liberal/National voters were a little more likely to think it is more important to return to surplus as soon as possible (26%).