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  • May, 2014

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    Level of tax continued (historical data)

    Q.  Do you think the following pay too much tax, not enough tax or about the right amount?

     

    Total

    May 2013

    Pay too much

    Don’t pay enough

    Pay about right amount

    Don’t know

    Pay too much

    Don’t pay enough

    Pay about right amount

    Don’t know

    Large businesses

    5%

    61%

    19%

    15%

    7%

    63%

    17%

    13%

    Small businesses

    40%

    6%

    39%

    15%

    43%

    7%

    37%

    14%

    People on low incomes

    43%

    6%

    41%

    10%

    41%

    8%

    41%

    10%

    People on average incomes

    38%

    6%

    47%

    9%

    37%

    7%

    49%

    8%

    People on high incomes

    12%

    59%

    19%

    10%

    12%

    60%

    19%

    8%

    Mining companies

    5%

    61%

    19%

    15%

    7%

    62%

    16%

    15%

    Please note: ‘retirees on large incomes’, ‘large carbon emitters’, ‘large international companies’ and ‘religious organisations’ were not included in May 2013.

    The results have not changed significantly since the last time this question was asked in May 2013.

  • May, 2013

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    Paying tax

    Q. Do you think the following pay too much tax, not enough tax or about the right amount?

     

    Total

    Labor voters

    Lib/Nat voters

     

    Pay too much

    Don’t pay eno
    -ugh

    Pay about right
    amnt.

    Don’t know

    Pay too much

    Don’t pay eno
    -ugh

    Pay about right

    Don’t know

    Pay too much

    Don’t pay eno
    -ugh

    Pay about right
    amnt.

    Don’t know

    Large
    bus.

    7%

    63%

    17%

    13%

    4%

    75%

    12%

    9%

    9%

    52%

    25%

    14%

    Small
    bus.

    43%

    7%

    37%

    14%

    37%

    8%

    43%

    11%

    49%

    5%

    34%

    11%

    People on
    low incomes

    41%

    8%

    41%

    10%

    49%

    3%

    41%

    7%

    33%

    11%

    46%

    10%

    People on average
    incomes

    37%

    7%

    49%

    8%

    32%

    8%

    54%

    6%

    38%

    6%

    50%

    6%

    People on
    high incomes

    12%

    60%

    19%

    8%

    5%

    77%

    13%

    6%

    18%

    47%

    27%

    7%

    Mining
    co.

    7%

    62%

    16%

    15%

    4%

    78%

    8%

    11%

    11%

    49%

    24%

    16%

    A majority think that large businesses (63%), mining companies (62%) and people on high incomes do not pay enough tax.

    They are more likely to think that small businesses pay too much tax (43%) and that people on average incomes pay about the right amount (49%).

    They were split over whether people on low incomes pay too much or about the right amount.

    At least three quarters of Labor voters think mining companies, people on upper incomes and big businesses do not pay enough tax.

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