Q: Would you support or oppose the following tax reforms to raise more funds for Government services and infrastructure?
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Total support |
Total oppose |
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Strongly support |
Support |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don’t know |
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Support Jul 2015 |
Support Feb 2016 |
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| Stop companies and wealthy people using legal loopholes in minimise tax payments by sending funds offshore | 86% | 5% | 65% | 21% | 3% | 2% | 8% | na | na | |||
| Force multinational companies to pay a minimum tax rate on Australian earnings | 80% | 9% | 55% | 25% | 6% | 3% | 11% | 79% | 78% | |||
| Increase income tax rate for high earners | 65% | 23% | 32% | 33% | 16% | 7% | 11% | 63% | 64% | |||
| Remove superannuation tax concessions for high earners | 62% | 25% | 29% | 33% | 14% | 11% | 13% | 59% | 58% | |||
| Remove negative gearing | 39% | 35% | 17% | 22% | 20% | 15% | 27% | 37% | 37% | |||
| Remove GST exemptions (e.g. on food, education) | 37% | 54% | 13% | 24% | 22% | 32% | 9% | 33% | 32% | |||
| Replace stamp duty with land tax | 33% | 33% | 10% | 23% | 19% | 14% | 35% | 26% | 26% | |||
| Increase the GST | 27% | 66% | 6% | 21% | 29% | 37% | 7% | 24% | 23% | |||
There was strong majority support for stopping companies and wealthy people using legal loopholes in minimise tax payments by sending funds offshore (86%), forcing multinational companies to pay a minimum tax rate on Australian earnings (80%), increasing income tax rate for high earners (65%) and removing superannuation tax concessions for high earners (62%).
There was strong majority opposition to increasing the GST (66%).