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Impact of tax cuts

11 Apr 2017

Q. What do you think will be the more likely result of tax cuts for businesses?

  Total   Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens Vote other
Businesses will make bigger profits 57%   73% 41% 78% 61%
Businesses will employ more workers 26%   14% 49% 8% 25%
Don’t know 17%   13% 10% 14% 14%

57% think that tax cuts for businesses will be more likely to lead to bigger profits and 26% think it is more likely to result in more workers employed.

Those most likely to think it will lead to bigger profits were Greens voters (78%), Labor voters (73%), aged 45-64 (63%) and university educated (63%).

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