080413, 8 April 2013, tax on superannuation
Q. Would you approve or disapprove of increasing the tax rates on superannuation contributions and earnings for people on very high incomes?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Income less than $600pw |
Income $600 |
Income $1,000 |
Income $1,600+ |
|
| Total approve |
55% |
73% |
38% |
83% |
56% |
63% |
61% |
52% |
| Total disapprove |
35% |
17% |
55% |
15% |
32% |
27% |
32% |
42% |
| Strongly approve |
23% |
37% |
11% |
40% |
28% |
27% |
27% |
18% |
| Approve |
32% |
36% |
27% |
43% |
28% |
36% |
34% |
34% |
| Disapprove |
20% |
11% |
28% |
13% |
18% |
16% |
20% |
21% |
| Strongly disapprove |
15% |
6% |
27% |
2% |
14% |
11% |
12% |
21% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
10% |
7% |
3% |
12% |
10% |
7% |
6% |
55% approve of increasing the tax rates on superannuation contributions and earnings for people on very high incomes and 35% disapprove.
There was majority approval across all income groups – although those on $1,600+ pw showed the highest level of disapproval (42%).
There were no significant differences across age groups.