Q. Please indicate whether – in general – you agree with the following statements about the Federal budget that was handed down on Tuesday 13 May.
|
Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
Strongly agree |
Agree |
Neither agree nor disagree |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
Don’t know |
|
| Overall, the budget was fair and balanced |
26% |
50% |
5% |
21% |
18% |
25% |
25% |
5% |
| The cuts in the budget were necessary to ensure Australia’s future prosperity |
41% |
35% |
13% |
28% |
18% |
20% |
15% |
6% |
| This was the budget Australia needed |
33% |
45% |
11% |
22% |
17% |
22% |
23% |
5% |
| This budget only cares about the bottom line and not people |
59% |
20% |
29% |
30% |
18% |
15% |
5% |
4% |
| This budget hurts the most vulnerable in Australia |
61% |
17% |
31% |
30% |
18% |
12% |
5% |
4% |
| This budget does not look after the needs of business |
18% |
32% |
4% |
14% |
37% |
22% |
10% |
12% |
| I would have preferred for this budget to focus on improving services to Australians rather than curtailing the deficit |
49% |
21% |
19% |
30% |
24% |
16% |
5% |
5% |
The highest levels of agreement with statements about the budget were for:
Half of Australians disagree with the statement that ‘overall, the budget was fair and balanced’ (50%).
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Q. Please indicate whether – in general – you agree with the following statements about the Federal budget that was handed down on Tuesday 13 May.
|
Vote Labor |
|
Vote Lib/Nat |
|
Vote Green |
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|
Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
Total Agree |
Total Disagree |
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| Overall, the budget was fair and balanced |
5% |
79% |
60% |
13% |
11% |
71% |
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| The cuts in the budget were necessary to ensure Australia’s future prosperity |
15% |
58% |
80% |
6% |
20% |
52% |
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| This was the budget Australia needed |
7% |
73% |
73% |
9% |
16% |
69% |
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| This budget only cares about the bottom line and not people |
82% |
5% |
29% |
42% |
74% |
11% |
||
| This budget hurts the most vulnerable in Australia |
86% |
6% |
32% |
35% |
72% |
10% |
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| This budget does not look after the needs of business |
23% |
31% |
15% |
31% |
14% |
31% |
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| I would have preferred for this budget to focus on improving services to Australians rather than curtailing the deficit |
71% |
6% |
27% |
42% |
65% |
8% |
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As the table indicated, Lib/Nat voters were more likely to agree with the positive statements about the budget, while Labor and Green voters were more likely to agree with the negative.