Support for tax reforms

Q: Would you support or oppose the following tax reforms to raise more funds for Government services and infrastructure?

	Total support	Total oppose		Strongly support	Support		Oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know		Support Jul 2015	Support Feb 2016
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%).