Q. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way the Liberal-National Coalition government is handling the federal budget?
| Total
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Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | May 2014 | |||
| Total approve | 34% | 12% | 75% | 5% | 19% | 30% | ||
| Total disapprove | 33% | 55% | 5% | 71% | 42% | 52% | ||
| Strongly approve | 8% | 3% | 19% | – | – | 10% | ||
| Approve | 26% | 9% | 56% | 5% | 19% | 20% | ||
| Neither approve nor disapprove | 26% | 28% | 18% | 19% | 34% | 14% | ||
| Disapprove | 19% | 30% | 4% | 35% | 29% | 19% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 14% | 25% | 1% | 36% | 13% | 33% | ||
| Don’t know | 8% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 4% |
About one third (34%) of respondents approve of the way the Liberal/National Coalition government is handling the federal budget – up 4% compared to last year’s budget. 33% disapprove (down 19%) and 26% neither approve nor disapprove (up 12%).
Labor (55%) and Greens (71%) voters were far more likely to disapprove. Liberal/National voters were more likely to approve (75%).
Those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw) were more likely to approve (42% approve/28% disapprove).