Q. If you had to choose, which of the following budget measures would you support?
| % | |
| Increase taxes for people on high incomes | 41% |
| Increase taxes on businesses | 8% |
| Cut Government spending | 41% |
| Don’t know | 10% |
41% support increased taxes for people on high incomes, a further 41% support cuts to Government spending, 8% support increased taxes on business and 10% don’t know which budget measure they support.
Labor voters were more likely to support increased taxes for people on high incomes (62%), Coalition voters were more likely to support cuts to Government spending (65%) and Green voters were more likely to support increased taxes on business (15%).
People earning $600 – $1000 per week were more likely to prefer increased taxes for people on high incomes (53%), while people earning $1600 per week or more were more likely to prefer cuts to Government spending (45%).