Blame for tax avoidance
Q. Who do you think is most to blame for big companies, like Google, shifting their assets to other countries to avoid paying tax in Australia?
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|||
The Australian Government |
33% |
43% |
22% |
43% |
38% |
||
The company executives |
23% |
23% |
27% |
20% |
24% |
||
The company board |
16% |
12% |
20% |
21% |
17% |
||
Their accountants |
9% |
6% |
14% |
3% |
10% |
||
Don’t know |
18% |
15% |
17% |
13% |
12% |
33% think that the Australian Government is most to blame for big companies shifting their assets to other countries to avoid paying tax. 23% blame company executives, 16% the company board and only 9% their accountants.
Labor and Greens voters are more likely to blame the Government (both 43%) and Liberal/National voters a little more likely to blame accountants (14%).
Important issues
Q. Which of the following issues are the most important for the Federal Government to address over the next 12 months?
Total |
|
Most import-ant |
2nd most import-ant |
3rd most import-ant |
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
|
Improving our health system |
47% |
14% |
18% |
15% |
53% |
46% |
34% |
44% |
||
Reducing unemployment |
37% |
12% |
13% |
12% |
38% |
33% |
30% |
43% |
||
Reducing the budget deficit |
32% |
16% |
8% |
8% |
15% |
60% |
14% |
20% |
||
Tax avoidance by big companies |
27% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
29% |
27% |
30% |
31% |
||
Protecting workers wages and conditions |
24% |
8% |
7% |
9% |
34% |
16% |
10% |
30% |
||
National security and terrorism |
23% |
8% |
7% |
8% |
16% |
35% |
6% |
32% |
||
More funds for education |
23% |
6% |
8% |
9% |
26% |
14% |
30% |
26% |
||
Housing affordability |
22% |
7% |
8% |
7% |
27% |
15% |
15% |
27% |
||
Addressing climate change |
20% |
9% |
7% |
4% |
25% |
8% |
60% |
11% |
||
Investing in public transport |
14% |
3% |
5% |
6% |
14% |
11% |
17% |
12% |
||
Protecting the environment |
13% |
3% |
5% |
5% |
15% |
5% |
45% |
11% |
||
Investing in roads |
10% |
3% |
2% |
5% |
6% |
15% |
4% |
12% |
||
Free trade agreements |
6% |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
12% |
5% |
3% |
The most important issues for the Federal Government to address over the next 12 months were improving our health system (47%), reducing unemployment (37%), reducing the budget deficit (32%) and tax avoidance by big companies (27%).
For Labor voters the most important issues were improving our health system (53%), reducing unemployment (38%) and protecting workers wages and conditions (34%). For Liberal/National voters the most important issues were reducing the budget deficit (60%), improving our health system (46%) and national security and terrorism (35%).

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