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  • Nov, 2012

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    Preferred option for reducing spending

    Q. If the Government decided to reduce spending in other areas to pay for these reforms, which of the following options would you favour?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Reduce the Baby Bonus to $2000 or eliminate it for people earning over $75,000

    53%

    52%

    56%

    55%

    Eliminate Family Tax Benefit A for families earning over $75,000

    13%

    15%

    12%

    12%

    Increase taxation of family trusts

    13%

    16%

    12%

    14%

    Remove the private health insurance rebate altogether

    4%

    4%

    4%

    6%

    None of them

    11%

    7%

    14%

    1%

    Don’t know

    6%

    6%

    2%

    11%

    53% favour reducing the Baby Bonus to $2000 or eliminating it for people earning over $75,000 if the Government decided to reduce spending to pay for reforms. More than half of all voter groups support this measure. It is favoured by 57% of women and 49% of men.

    43% of those aged under 35 support it compared to 62% of those aged 45+.

    Only 4% favour removing the private health insurance rebate altogether.

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