29 April 2013, 290413, Gonski report, increase revenue, increase tax on corporations, postpone the NBN, Reduce defense spending
Q. Would you support or oppose the following budget measures to increase revenue or decrease spending?
|
Total |
Support |
|||||
|
Support |
Oppose |
Don’t know |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib |
Vote Greens |
|
| Increase taxes for big corporations |
64% |
17% |
19% |
77% |
54% |
86% |
| Reduce tax breaks for high income earners |
45% |
38% |
17% |
51% |
42% |
54% |
| Cut “middle class welfare” such as the Baby Bonus, first home buyers grant and Family Tax Benefit payments |
37% |
48% |
15% |
38% |
41% |
35% |
| Reduce defence spending |
35% |
48% |
17% |
37% |
29% |
57% |
| Postpone building the NBN |
34% |
45% |
20% |
18% |
52% |
13% |
| Postpone the increase in education spending recommended by the Gonski Report |
29% |
51% |
20% |
21% |
39% |
16% |
| Cut spending on unemployment and disability benefits |
25% |
60% |
15% |
23% |
32% |
13% |
| Postpone other infrastructure projects like new roads and highways |
14% |
71% |
15% |
17% |
15% |
7% |
In terms of possible budget measures to increase revenue or decrease spending, a majority supported increasing taxes for big corporations and were also more likely to support reducing tax breaks for high income earners.
A majority opposed postponing infrastructure, cutting spending on unemployment and disability benefits and postponing increasing the education spending recommended by the Gonski Report.
Measures most supported by Labor voters were increasing taxes for big corporations and reducing tax breaks for high income earners.
Measures most supported by Liberal/National voters were increasing taxes for big corporations and postponing the NBN.
22 April 2013, 220413, Gonski report, school funding, support for gonski
Q. The Gonski report on funding education has recommended a new model for school funding that would mean all students are entitled to a set level of funding regardless of where they go to school, disadvantaged schools receive more funding and taxpayer funding for private schools is adjusted down based on parents’ capacity to pay.
Do you support or oppose these recommendations?
|
27 Feb 12 |
30 Jul 12 |
Total 22 Apr 13 |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
68% |
65% |
62% |
77% |
49% |
76% |
| Total oppose |
13% |
14% |
18% |
6% |
31% |
5% |
| Strongly support |
25% |
25% |
25% |
42% |
12% |
41% |
| Support |
43% |
40% |
37% |
35% |
37% |
35% |
| Oppose |
9% |
10% |
11% |
4% |
18% |
4% |
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
4% |
7% |
2% |
13% |
1% |
| Don’t know |
19% |
20% |
20% |
16% |
20% |
19% |
62% say they support the recommendations of the Gonski report on funding education and 18% were opposed. Support has weakened very slightly (-3%) since this question was asked last July.
Strongest support was shown by Labor voters (77%) and Greens voters (76%).
Since last July, support from Liberal/National voters has dropped from 59% to 49% and opposition increased from 20% to 31%.
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, school funding, Schools, students, taxpayers
Q. The Gonski report on funding education has recommended a new model for school funding that would mean all students are entitled to a set level of funding regardless of where they go to school, disadvantaged schools receive more funding and taxpayer funding for private schools is adjusted down based on parents’ capacity to pay.
Do you support or oppose these recommendations?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
68% |
79% |
64% |
76% |
| Total oppose |
13% |
7% |
17% |
14% |
| Strongly support |
25% |
37% |
17% |
35% |
| Support |
43% |
42% |
47% |
41% |
| Oppose |
9% |
5% |
12% |
9% |
| Strongly oppose |
4% |
2% |
5% |
5% |
| Don’t know |
19% |
14% |
19% |
10 |
68% say they support the recommendations of the Gonski report on funding education and 13% were opposed.
Strongest support was shown by Labor voters (79%), Greens voters (76%) and people aged 55+ (75%).
budget, Budget Surplus, Education, education funding, Federal Budget, Gonski report, Polling, polls, Schools
Q. The Gonski report also recommends a $5 billion increase in education funding with $1.5 billion of this additional funding coming from the Federal Government and the rest from the State Governments. If the Federal Government provides this additional funding it may mean they will not be able to return the budget to surplus next year.
Do you think it is more important to provide this additional funding for schools or more important to return a budget surplus?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| More important to provide additional funding to schools |
61% |
63% |
58% |
83% |
| More important to return a budget surplus |
24% |
25% |
29% |
11% |
| Don’t know |
15% |
12% |
12% |
6% |
61% think it is more important to provide additional funding to schools and 24% say it is more important to return a budget surplus.
Those who think it is more important to provide additional funding were women (65%), aged 45+ (67%), and Greens voters (83%).
Education, education funding, Gonski report, Polling, polls, private schools, public schools, school funding, Schools
Q. Do you think all schools should get an increase in funding or should some of the wealthy elite private schools not get an increase in funding?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| All schools should receive an increase in funding |
23% |
17% |
31% |
11% |
| Some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase in funding |
73% |
78% |
68% |
83% |
| Don’t know |
4% |
5% |
2% |
5% |
Only 23% think that all schools should receive an increase in funding and 73% think that some wealthy elite private schools should not get an increase.
Highest support for all schools to receive an increase in funding came from Liberal/National voters (31%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (28%).
Highest support for wealthy elite private schools not receiving additional funding came from Greens voters (83%), Labor voters (78%) and people aged 45-64 (78%).