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  • Apr, 2015

    GST for online shopping

    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%).

     

  • Dec, 2013

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    GST on 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?

     

    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.

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