06 May 2013, 060513, high incomes, large business, low incomes, mining companies, small business, tax amount
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 |
Pay about right |
Don’t know |
Pay too much |
Don’t pay eno |
Pay about right |
Don’t know |
Pay too much |
Don’t pay eno |
Pay about right |
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.