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  • Apr, 2011

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    Federal Budget

    Q. Thinking about the next Federal Budget, overall do you think the Government should increase, maintain or cut spending on services and programs?

    Total Vote Labor Vote Lib/Nat Vote Greens
    Increase spending 15% 16% 13% 20%
    Maintain spending 49% 58% 46% 54%
    Cut spending 22% 14% 31% 15%
    Don’t know 14% 12% 10% 11%

    49% think the Government should maintain spending in the next Federal Budget, 22% think spending should be cut and 15% think it should be increased.

    By voting intention, 74% of Labor voters and Greens voters think spending should be maintained or increased compared to 59% of Liberal/National voters. 31% of Liberal/National voters think spending should be cut.

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