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  • May, 2021

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    Likelihood of federal budget delivering outcomes

    Q. How likely do you think it will be that the budget will deliver the following outcomes over the next few years?

    TOTAL:

    Quite likely / Very likely

    		 This budget

    May’21

    		 Last budget

    Oct’20
    Create jobs 52% 53%
    Help Australia recover from the economic impacts of Covid-19 55% 56%
    Keep debt under control 31% 36%
    Create long-term problems that will need to be fixed in the future 55% 58%
    Place unnecessary burdens on future generations 58% 62%
    Base (n) 1,100 1,082
    • There is no significant difference in people’s views towards the likelihood of the federal budget delivering on the listed outcomes compared to last October.
      TOTAL:

    Quite likely / Very likely

    		TOTAL:

    Not very likely / Not at all likely

    		 Very likely Quite likely Not that likely Not very likely Not at all likely
    Create jobs 52% 13% 9% 43% 35% 8% 6%
    Help Australia recover from the economic impacts of Covid-19 55% 16% 11% 44% 29% 10% 6%
    Keep debt under control 31% 34% 6% 25% 36% 21% 12%
    Create long-term problems that will need to be fixed in the future 55% 16% 17% 38% 29% 12% 4%
    Place unnecessary burdens on future generations 58% 14% 17% 41% 28% 10% 4%
    • Out of the budget outcomes listed, most Australians think it’s likely that the budget will place unnecessary burdens on future generations (58%).
    • While 55% think it’s likely the budget will help Australia recover from the economic impacts of Covid-19, 55% also think it’s likely the budget will create long-term problems that will need to be fixed in the future.
    • The budget is not expected to keep debt under control, with 34% thinking this is not very / not all likely.
    TOTAL:

    Quite likely / Very likely

    		 Total Gender Age Group Federal Voting Intention
    Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+ Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
    Create jobs 52% 55% 49% 47% 49% 58% 39% 75% 42% 44%
    Help Australia recover from the economic impacts of Covid-19 55% 59% 51% 52% 53% 60% 46% 76% 47% 40%
    Keep debt under control 31% 32% 30% 35% 34% 24% 25% 43% 19% 22%
    Create long-term problems that will need to be fixed in the future 55% 60% 50% 52% 53% 59% 63% 50% 55% 57%
    Place unnecessary burdens on future generations 58% 61% 55% 53% 55% 66% 63% 57% 60% 61%
    Base (n) 1,100 539 561 341 379 380 369 410 105 112
    • Coalition voters are more likely to think the budget will deliver on positive outcomes (i.e. create jobs, help Australia recover from Covid-19, and keep debt under control) than Labor, Greens and minor/independent party voters; They are less likely to think the budget will create long-term problems that will need to be fixed in the future (50% to 61% all other voters).
    • However, Coalition voters are just as likely as these other voters to think the budget will place unnecessary burdens on future generations.
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