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Statements about the budget (by voting intention)

May 20, 2014

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		Vote Lib/Nat		Vote Green
	Total Agree	Total Disagree	Total Agree	Total Disagree	Total Agree	Total Disagree
Overall, the budget was fair and balanced	5%	79%	60%	13%	11%	71%
The cuts in the budget were necessary to ensure Australia’s future prosperity	15%	58%	80%	6%	20%	52%
This was the budget Australia needed	7%	73%	73%	9%	16%	69%
This budget only cares about the bottom line and not people	82%	5%	29%	42%	74%	11%
This budget hurts the most vulnerable in Australia	86%	6%	32%	35%	72%	10%
This budget does not look after the needs of business	23%	31%	15%	31%	14%	31%
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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