Q. Considering what you get from the Federal government, do you think you pay more than your fair share of taxes, less than your fair share, or about the right amount?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
Income less than $600 pw |
Income $600 – $1,000 pw |
Income $1,000 – $1,600 pw |
Income $1,600+ pw |
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|
More than fair share |
40% |
46% |
41% |
27% |
48% |
25% |
34% |
43% |
47% |
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|
Less than fair share |
11% |
14% |
9% |
10% |
12% |
9% |
8% |
14% |
11% |
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|
About the right amount |
36% |
31% |
43% |
46% |
28% |
45% |
46% |
33% |
33% |
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|
Don’t know |
13% |
10% |
7% |
17% |
12% |
22% |
12% |
10% |
8% |
36% think they pay about the right amount of tax, 40% think they pay more than their fair share and 11% think they pay less than their fair share. Those more likely to think they pay about the right amount were Greens voters (46%), incomes under $1,000 pw (46%) and aged 65+ (54%).
Those more likely to think they pay more than their fair share were Labor voters (46%), incomes over $1,600 pw (47%), full-time workers (50%), families with dependent children (49%) and aged 35-54 (48%).