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Statements about the budget (by voting intention)
Q. Please indicate whether – in general – you agree with the following statements about the Federal budget that was handed down on Tuesday 13 May.
Vote Labor |
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Vote Lib/Nat |
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Vote Green |
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Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
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Overall, the budget was fair and balanced |
5% |
79% |
60% |
13% |
11% |
71% |
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The cuts in the budget were necessary to ensure Australia’s future prosperity |
15% |
58% |
80% |
6% |
20% |
52% |
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This was the budget Australia needed |
7% |
73% |
73% |
9% |
16% |
69% |
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This budget only cares about the bottom line and not people |
82% |
5% |
29% |
42% |
74% |
11% |
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This budget hurts the most vulnerable in Australia |
86% |
6% |
32% |
35% |
72% |
10% |
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This budget does not look after the needs of business |
23% |
31% |
15% |
31% |
14% |
31% |
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I would have preferred for this budget to focus on improving services to Australians rather than curtailing the deficit |
71% |
6% |
27% |
42% |
65% |
8% |
As the table indicated, Lib/Nat voters were more likely to agree with the positive statements about the budget, while Labor and Green voters were more likely to agree with the negative.

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