Q. And what do you think would be a reasonable timeframe to return the budget to surplus?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | ||
| 1-2 years | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 6% | |
| 3-5 years | 45% | 36% | 62% | 31% | 50% | |
| 6-10 years | 24% | 29% | 19% | 33% | 21% | |
| More than 10 years | 9% | 13% | 5% | 17% | 10% | |
| Don’t know | 16% | 16% | 9% | 15% | 13% |
45% think that 3-5 years is a reasonable timeframe in which to return the budget to surplus. Only 6% think it should be returned to surplus in the next 1-2 years.
67% of Liberal/National voters think it should be returned to surplus within the next 5 years compared to 42% of labor voters.