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  • Mar, 2015

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    Impact of higher tax on multinational corporations

    Q. Do you think that making big multinational corporations pay more tax would be good for the economy because it would increase Government revenue or bad for the economy because these companies would stop investing in Australia? 

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote Other

    Good for the economy

    60%

    65%

    61%

    66%

    62%

    Bad for the economy

    13%

    12%

    14%

    8%

    12%

    Don’t know

    27%

    23%

    25%

    26%

    26%

    60% think that making big multinational corporations pay more tax would be good for the economy because it would increase Government revenue and 13% think it would be bad for the economy because these companies would stop investing in Australia.

    More than 60% of all voter groups believe it would be good for the economy. 66% of men and 72% of respondents aged 55+ think it would be good for the economy.

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