02 October 2012, 021012, Federal Budget, important for individuals, important for the country, surplus
Q. Thinking about the federal government budget, how important do you believe it is for the budget to be in surplus…?
|
Total important |
Total not important |
Very important |
Quite Important |
Not very important |
Not at all important |
Don’t know |
|
| …for the country as a whole |
68% |
22% |
26% |
42% |
18% |
4% |
10% |
| …for you personally |
46% |
42% |
15% |
31% |
31% |
11% |
11% |
A clear majority of respondents (68%) regard having a federal government budget surplus to be important for the country as a whole, whereas a significantly smaller portion regard to be important for them personally (46%).
Forty two per cent (42%) of respondents believe having a federal government budget surplus was not important for them personally.
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
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|
Total important |
Total not important |
Total important |
Total not important |
Total important |
Total not important |
|
| …for the country as a whole |
59% |
31% |
78% |
16% |
58% |
34% |
| …for you personally |
39% |
49% |
59% |
32% |
28% |
65% |
Looking at the results by voting intention, Coalition voters were the most likely to regard a federal budget surplus to be important for the country as a whole (78%) as well as for them personally (59%).
Greens voters were the most likely to regard it as not important for them personally (65%).