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  • Apr, 2014

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    Impact of removing regulations

    Q. Do you think removing regulations on businesses would have a positive or negative impact on the following –

     

     

    Total positive

    Total
    negative

     

    Very positive

    Positive

    Make no difference

    Negative

    Very negative

    Don’t know

    Company profits

    57%

    8%

    13%

    44%

    17%

    6%

    2%

    18%

    Growth and jobs

    41%

    17%

    10%

    31%

    20%

    12%

    5%

    21%

    Prices

    29%

    28%

    5%

    24%

    25%

    20%

    8%

    18%

    Quality of products and services

    23%

    30%

    6%

    17%

    28%

    22%

    8%

    19%

    Workers pay and conditions

    23%

    39%

    5%

    18%

    20%

    24%

    15%

    17%

    Consumer rights

    20%

    37%

    6%

    14%

    26%

    26%

    11%

    18%

    Personal privacy

    17%

    33%

    5%

    12%

    30%

    22%

    11%

    20%

    The natural environment

    17%

    36%

    5%

    12%

    28%

    21%

    15%

    19%

    Ethical behaviour

    17%

    40%

    5%

    12%

    25%

    25%

    15%

    18%

    Respondents were more likely to believe that removing regulations on businesses would have a positive effect on company profits (57%) and growth and jobs (41%).

    However, they were more likely to think it would have a negative effect on ethical behaviour (40%), workers pay and conditions (39%), consumer rights (37%) and the natural environment (36%).

  • Jan, 2014

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    Better or worse under Liberal/National Government

    Q. Under the new Liberal/National Government, do you expect the following will get better or worse?

    Total
    better

    Total worse

    Net

    A
    lot better

    A little better

    Stay much the same

    A little wor-
    se

    A
    lot wor-
    se

    Don’t know

    Better
    Sept 13

    Wor
    -se
    Sept 13

    Political leadership

    33%

    38%

    -5

    15%

    18%

    25%

    12%

    26%

    3%

    42%

    31%

    Trust in Government

    30%

    43%

    -13

    12%

    18%

    26%

    13%

    30%

    3%

    36%

    36%

    Unemployment

    22%

    45%

    -23

    6%

    16%

    30%

    21%

    24%

    3%

    27%

    37%

    The economy overall

    30%

    38%

    -8

    10%

    20%

    29%

    21%

    17%

    3%

    38%

    30%

    The cost of living

    17%

    52%

    -35

    5%

    12%

    29%

    25%

    27%

    3%

    27%

    40%

    Interest rates

    16%

    33%

    -17

    5%

    11%

    47%

    18%

    15%

    4%

    17%

    31%

    Health services

    18%

    45%

    -27

    5%

    13%

    35%

    18%

    27%

    3%

    23%

    42%

    Job security

    17%

    49%

    -32

    5%

    12%

    32%

    21%

    28%

    3%

    22%

    43%

    Workers rights and conditions

    14%

    45%

    -31

    5%

    9%

    36%

    14%

    31%

    4%

    18%

    47%

    Company profits

    40%

    18%

    +22

    13%

    27%

    38%

    8%

    10%

    4%

    47%

    14%

    The environment

    16%

    41%

    -25

    5%

    11%

    39%

    14%

    27%

    4%

    18%

    39%

    Education and schools

    20%

    43%

    -23

    6%

    14%

    33%

    19%

    24%

    3%

    25%

    41%

    Public services

    17%

    46%

    -29

    6%

    11%

    35%

    20%

    26%

    3%

    20%

    45%

    Benefits for people on Government support – such as pensioners and the unemployed

    13%

    49%

    -36

    4%

    9%

    35%

    21%

    28%

    3%

    19%

    44%

    Your personal financial situation

    18%

    37%

    -19

    5%

    13%

    42%

    20%

    17%

    2%

    22%

    35%

    Except for company profits, respondents believed all issues measured would get worse under the new Liberal/National Government. Expectations on each issue have declined since this question was asked immediately after the election. The largest declines have been for cost of living (net score down 22), the economy overall (-16), political leadership (-16), unemployment (-13) and trust in Government (-13).

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