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  • Jun, 2015

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    Blame for tax avoidance

    Q. Who do you think is most to blame for big companies, like Google, shifting their assets to other countries to avoid paying tax in Australia?

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    The Australian Government

    33%

    43%

    22%

    43%

    38%

    The company executives

    23%

    23%

    27%

    20%

    24%

    The company board

    16%

    12%

    20%

    21%

    17%

    Their accountants

    9%

    6%

    14%

    3%

    10%

    Don’t know

    18%

    15%

    17%

    13%

    12%

    33% think that the Australian Government is most to blame for big companies shifting their assets to other countries to avoid paying tax. 23% blame company executives, 16% the company board and only 9% their accountants.

    Labor and Greens voters are more likely to blame the Government (both 43%) and Liberal/National voters a little more likely to blame accountants (14%).

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