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  • Apr, 2012

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    State Government – Co-operate or Compete

    Q. When it comes to business expansion and investment in Australia, do you think that State Governments should co-operate with each other to attract business and investment or should they compete for business and investment by offering lower taxes and less regulation?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Should co-operate

    67%

    74%

    64%

    78%

    Should compete

    17%

    16%

    23%

    5%

    Don’t know

    15%

    10%

    14%

    16%

    67% believe that State Governments should co-operate with each other to attract business and investment and 17% think they should compete for business and investment by offering lower taxes and less regulation.

    23% of Liberal/National voters, 21% of men and 21% of NSW respondents think they should compete. Those most likely to think they should co-operate were Greens voters (78%), Labor voters (74%) and Queensland respondents (73%).

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