Q. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the Federal Budget that was handed down on Tuesday 8th May?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | 2017 | |||
| Total approve | 44% | 31% | 76% | 21% | 27% | 41% | ||
| Total Disapprove | 28% | 42% | 9% | 53% | 44% | 33% | ||
| Strongly approve | 5% | 6% | 7% | – | 3% | 5% | ||
| Approve | 39% | 25% | 69% | 21% | 24% | 36% | ||
| Disapprove | 19% | 27% | 8% | 34% | 28% | 23% | ||
| Strongly disapprove | 9% | 15% | 1% | 19% | 16% | 10% | ||
| Don’t know | 28% | 28% | 15% | 27% | 29% | 25% |
44% approved of the Federal Budget and 28% disapproved. This was a little more positive than the response to the 2017 budget – +3 on approval and -5 on disapproval.
76% of Liberal National voters approved compared to 31% of Labor voters. A majority (53%) of Greens voters disapproved.
Only 30% of low-income earners (less than $600 pw) approved compared to 51% of those earning $2,000+.