Q. If you had to choose, which of the following changes to the GST would you favour?
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Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
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Increase the GST from 10% to 15% |
54% |
51% |
60% |
56% |
54% |
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Keep the GST at 10% but expand to cover food, health and education |
46% |
49% |
40% |
44% |
46% |
When forced to choose between increasing the GST to 15% and expanding the GST to cover food, health and education, views were divided. 54% favoured increasing the GST to 15% and 46% favoured expanding the coverage of the GST. 60% of Liberal/National voters favoured increasing the GST.
Those aged 55+ were more likely to favour increasing the GST (62%). There was little difference across income levels.