Q. For each of the following proposals around tax reform, please indicate whether you strongly support, support, oppose or strongly oppose the suggestion.
Total Support | Total Support – Labor | Total Support – Lib/Nat | Total Support – Greens | ||
Decreasing income tax for low income earners | 81% | 85% | 81% | 81% | |
Improving tax breaks for small-medium business | 76% | 74% | 85% | 71% | |
Increasing the mining tax | 47% | 67% | 35% | 72% | |
Abolishing negative gearing on new property purchases | 33% | 37% | 33% | 38% | |
Cutting the company tax rate | 32% | 24% | 43% | 25% | |
Repealing the fringe benefits tax | 30% | 25% | 40% | 22% | |
Increasing the carbon tax | 19% | 29% | 8% | 60% | |
Introducing an inheritance tax | 10% | 14% | 10% | 18% | |
Increasing the goods and services tax (GST) | 9% | 7% | 12% | 12% |
Labor voters are far more likely to support increasing the mining tax (47% total support) and increasing the carbon tax (29% total support).
Coalition voters are more likely to support improving tax breaks for small-medium business (85% total support), cutting the company tax rate (43% total support), repealing the fringe benefits tax (40% total support) and increasing the GST (12% total support).
Greens voters are the most likely to support increasing the mining tax (72%) and by far the most likely to support increasing the carbon tax (60% total support). They are also more likely to support introducing an inheritance tax (18% total support) and increasing the GST (12% total support).