Aug 13, 2013

Q. Do you think the Government should raise taxes or cut spending to reduce the national debt or should they do neither?

6 May 13 Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Raise taxes 13% 6% 7% 3% 14% Reduce spending 55% 45% 32% 64% 24% Both na 21% 21% 21% 22% Neither 20% 18% 28% 9% 29% Don’t know 12% 10% 12% 4% 10%

In order to reduce debt, 45% think the Government should reduce spending, 6% think they should raise taxes and 21% think they should do both. 18% think they should do neither.

64% of Liberal/National voters think the Government should reduce spending compared to 32% of Labor voters and 24% of Greens voters.

(Note the category “both” has been added to this question since it was previously asked)