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  • Oct, 2020

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    Economy: Direct investment vs trickle-down approach

    Q. Which of the following is closest to your view on the best way to create jobs and grow the economy?

      Total Gender Age Group
      Male Female 18-34 35-54 55+
    The government should directly invest in the economy by creating projects and jobs, and raise the standard of living for the majority of workers 69% 67% 70% 57% 66% 81%
    The government should relax regulation and lower taxes for the wealthy to encourage businesses to grow and create jobs 19% 23% 14% 28% 20% 10%
    Unsure 13% 9% 16% 15% 14% 9%
    Base (n) 1,066 531 535 340 341 385

     

      Total Federal Voting Intention
      Labor Liberal + National Greens TOTAL: Other
    The government should directly invest in the economy by creating projects and jobs, and raise the standard of living for the majority of workers 69% 72% 66% 77% 75%
    The government should relax regulation and lower taxes for the wealthy to encourage businesses to grow and create jobs 19% 17% 22% 19% 17%
    Unsure 13% 11% 12% 5% 8%
    Base (n) 1,066 332 433 91 111
    • There is a majority preference for the government to directly invest in creating jobs and growing the economy.
    • 69% opted for direct investment, while 19% preferred deregulation and lower taxes. 13% were unsure between the two options.
    • There was no difference in the support for direct investment between men and women (67% to 70%), but men were more likely to select deregulation (23% to 14%).
    • There were no differences in preference between voters of Coalition or Labor, with the majority of each all favouring direct investment (72% of Labor voters, 66% of Coalition voters).
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