12 November 2012, 121112, family tax benefit, family trust tax, private health rebate, reduce baby bonus
Q. If the Government decided to reduce spending in other areas to pay for these reforms, which of the following options would you favour?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Reduce the Baby Bonus to $2000 or eliminate it for people earning over $75,000 |
53% |
52% |
56% |
55% |
| Eliminate Family Tax Benefit A for families earning over $75,000 |
13% |
15% |
12% |
12% |
| Increase taxation of family trusts |
13% |
16% |
12% |
14% |
| Remove the private health insurance rebate altogether |
4% |
4% |
4% |
6% |
| None of them |
11% |
7% |
14% |
1% |
| Don’t know |
6% |
6% |
2% |
11% |
53% favour reducing the Baby Bonus to $2000 or eliminating it for people earning over $75,000 if the Government decided to reduce spending to pay for reforms. More than half of all voter groups support this measure. It is favoured by 57% of women and 49% of men.
43% of those aged under 35 support it compared to 62% of those aged 45+.
Only 4% favour removing the private health insurance rebate altogether.