Q. If you had to choose, which of the following tax reforms to raise more funds for Government services and infrastructure would you favour?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | ||
| Increasing the GST | 35% | 29% | 47% | 34% | 34% | |
| Increasing the Medicare levy | 33% | 40% | 26% | 39% | 33% | |
| Don’t know | 32% | 31% | 27% | 27% | 33% |
Given the choice of increasing the GST or increasing the Medicare levy, 35% favour increasing the GST and 33% favour increasing the Medicare levy. 32% could not choose.
Labor voters favoured increasing the Medicare levy (40%) while Liberal/National voters favoured increasing the GST (47%).
Those on low incomes (under $600 pw) favoured increasing the Medicare levy (45% to 22%) while those on higher incomes ($1,600+ pw) favoured increasing the GST (50% to 27%).