Q. Would you support or oppose a temporary ‘deficit’ tax on high and middle income earners aimed at bringing the budget back to surplus?
|
Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Total Support |
34% |
30% |
46% |
20% |
34% |
|
| Total Oppose |
34% |
43% |
24% |
39% |
34% |
|
| Strongly support |
11% |
12% |
13% |
10% |
10% |
|
| Support |
23% |
18% |
33% |
10% |
24% |
|
| Neither support nor oppose |
24% |
17% |
25% |
26% |
28% |
|
| Oppose |
13% |
14% |
11% |
19% |
10% |
|
| Strongly oppose |
21% |
29% |
13% |
20% |
24% |
|
| Don’t know |
9% |
10% |
4% |
15% |
3% |
34% of Australian’s support the deficit tax, while 34% oppose it. 24% neither support nor oppose.
Lib/Nat voters (46%) are more likely to support the tax, but 24% do oppose it.
Labor (43%) and Greens (39%) voters are more likely to oppose the tax, however 30% of Labor voters, and 20% of Greens voters support it.
Those aged 65+ were the age group most likely to support the tax, with 52% indicating that they support it. Those aged 55-64 also had higher levels of support (40%).
Those in QLD (43%) were also more likely to support the tax.
Q. Which of the following is closest to your view:
|
Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
| Introducing a new ‘deficit’ tax would be a broken promise by the Abbott Government |
48% |
71% |
24% |
70% |
54% |
|
| It is more important to reduce the deficit than stick to pre-election promises |
33% |
14% |
61% |
8% |
34% |
|
| Don’t know |
19% |
15% |
15% |
22% |
11% |
48% of Australian’s would consider a new ‘deficit’ tax to be a broken promise by the Abbott Government.
33% believe it is more important to reduce the deficit than stick to pre-election promises.
Labor (71%) and Green (70%) voters were more likely to consider the deficit tax a broken promise. Lib/Nat voters were more likely to think that it is more important to reduce the deficit than stick to pre-election promises (61%).