Q. GST is currently only payable for online shopping purchases over $1,000. Would you approve or disapprove of lowering the threshold at which GST is payable for online shopping purchases?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Dec 2013 | |||
| Total approve | 35% | 34% | 47% | 29% | 28% | 35% | ||
| Total disapprove | 45% | 49% | 34% | 56% | 51% | 53% | ||
| Strongly approve | 12% | 13% | 14% | 8% | 12% | 11% | ||
| Approve | 23% | 21% | 33% | 21% | 16% | 24% | ||
| Disapprove | 22% | 20% | 21% | 30% | 19% | 23% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 23% | 29% | 13% | 26% | 32% | 30% | ||
| Don’t know | 20% | 16% | 20% | 15% | 21% | 12% |
35% approve of lowering the threshold at which GST is payable for online shopping purchases and 45% disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (47%) and people aged 55+ (52%).
3 December 2013, GST online purchases
Q. GST is currently only payable for online shopping purchases over $1,000. Would you approve or disapprove of lowering the threshold at which GST is payable for online shopping purchases?
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Total |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
33% |
43% |
25% |
30% |
29% |
34% |
44% |
||
| Total disapprove |
53% |
58% |
47% |
60% |
57% |
52% |
57% |
48% |
||
| Strongly approve |
11% |
10% |
15% |
7% |
10% |
10% |
9% |
16% |
||
| Approve |
24% |
23% |
28% |
18% |
20% |
19% |
25% |
28% |
||
| Disapprove |
23% |
22% |
23% |
27% |
22% |
24% |
23% |
20% |
||
| Strongly disapprove |
30% |
36% |
24% |
33% |
35% |
28% |
34% |
28% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
9% |
9% |
16% |
13% |
18% |
10% |
7% |
35% approve of lowering the threshold at which GST is payable for online shopping purchases and 53% disapprove.
Those most likely to approve were Liberal/National voters (43%) and people aged 55+ (44%). However, there was no group with higher approval than disapproval.