Q. How much, if at all, does each of the following bother you about the Federal tax system? Do they bother you a lot, some, not too much, or not at all?
| A lot | Some | Not too much | Not at all | Don’t know | Dec 2015 | ||
| The feeling that some corporations don’t pay their fair share | 60% | 24% | 8% | 2% | 6% | 59% | |
| The feeling that some wealthy people don’t pay their fair share | 53% | 25% | 12% | 4% | 6% | 54% | |
| The complexity of the tax system | 26% | 37% | 22% | 7% | 9% | 28% | |
| The amount you pay in taxes | 22% | 34% | 24% | 11% | 9% | 23% | |
| The feeling that some poor people don’t pay their fair share | 12% | 20% | 28% | 32% | 8% | 12% |
60% are bothered a lot by the feeling that some corporations don’t pay their fair share of tax and 53% are bothered a lot by the feeling that some wealthy people don’t pay their fair share.
26% are bothered a lot by the complexity of the system, 22% by the amount of tax they pay and 12% by the feeling that some poor people don’t pay their fair share. These figures have changed little since this question was asked in December 2015.
| Bothered a lot | Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Income less than $600 pw | Income $600 – $1,000 pw | Income $1,000 – $1,600 pw | Income $1,600- $2,000 pw | Income $2,000 + pw | ||
| The feeling that some corporations don’t pay their fair share | 60% | 71% | 51% | 67% | 69% | 64% | 66% | 62% | 59% | 59% | ||
| The feeling that some wealthy people don’t pay their fair share | 53% | 66% | 40% | 66% | 60% | 59% | 52% | 58% | 55% | 50% | ||
| The complexity of the tax system | 26% | 28% | 25% | 16% | 36% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 22% | 28% | ||
| The amount you pay in taxes | 22% | 20% | 19% | 21% | 36% | 12% | 18% | 22% | 31% | 26% | ||
| The feeling that some poor people don’t pay their fair share | 12% | 13% | 14% | 4% | 14% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 17% | 17% |
Those more likely to be bothered by the feeling that some corporations don’t pay their fair share were Labor voters (71%), Greens voters (71%), other party voters (69%), aged 55+ (77%), incomes $600-1,000 pw (66%) and those not working (66%).
Those more likely to be bothered by the feeling that some wealthy people don’t pay their fair share were aged 45+ (63%), Labor voters (66%) and Greens voters (66%).
Those more likely to be bothered by the complexity of the tax system were aged 55-64 (39%).
Those more likely to be bothered by the amount they pay were aged 35-44 (31%), other party voters (36%) and families with dependent children (29%).
Those more likely to be bothered by the feeling that some poor people don’t pay their fair share were aged 35-44 (19%) and full-time workers (17%).