Support for tax measures

Would you support or oppose the following tax measures?

	Total support	Total oppose		Strongly support	Support	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Don’t know
Making multi-national corporations pay their fair share of tax	84%	5%		59%	25%	4%	1%	11%
Stopping people with family trusts from splitting their income to avoid tax	58%	20%		20%	38%	15%	5%	22%
Capping the maximum tax deduction for managing tax affairs, such as payments to lawyers or accountants, at no more than $4,000 for individuals	53%	17%		17%	36%	13%	4%	31%
Limiting negative gearing to investments in newly built properties and halving the capital gains tax concession	46%	24%		17%	29%	17%	7%	31%
Cutting the company tax rate to 25%	40%	30%		11%	29%	20%	10%	31%
Limiting the amount of tax-free superannuation contributions individuals can make	34%	42%		10%	24%	28%	14%	25%
Cutting the tax rate for the top income tax bracket while the budget is still in deficit	28%	50%		9%	19%	27%	23%	24%
Increasing the tax rate for workers earning under $87,000 a year	19%	65%		6%	13%	28%	37%	16%

Tax measures with majority support were –

• Making multi-national corporations pay their fair share of tax (84% support)
• Stopping people with family trusts from splitting their income to avoid tax (58%)
• Capping the maximum tax deduction for managing tax affairs, such as payments to lawyers or accountants, at no more than $4,000 for individuals (53%)

Tax measures with majority opposition were –

• Increasing the tax rate for workers earning under $87,000 a year (65% oppose)
• Cutting the tax rate for the top income tax bracket while the budget is still in deficit (50%)

Cutting the company tax rate to 25% had 40% support and 30% opposed.