Are you?
Female
32%
342
Male
67%
721
Other
1%
9
1072 Responses from 1073 Respondents
How old are you?
Under 45
0%
3
46–49
1%
6
50–54
1%
12
55–59
4%
41
60–64
14%
151
65–69
35%
372
70–74
25%
268
75–79
14%
150
80–84
4%
45
85 or older
2%
24
1072 Responses from 1073 Respondents
What is your main source of income?
Full Age Pension
11%
113
Part Age Pension/partly self-funded
25%
267
Fully self-funded
49%
524
Employed full time
6%
62
Employed part time
5%
53
Unemployed (Newstart)
1%
8
Disability pension
2%
23
Other
2%
22
casual worker and/or part pension
0%
1
Unemployed but not on newstart
0%
1
None, I do not qualify for any payments from any source and was "retired" from my private sector job at 60. My husband still works, but our income has halved in the last 4 years.
0%
1
self employed/self funded
0%
1
Defined benefits pension
0%
1
Self funded from and industry fund and shares
0%
1
Carers allowance
0%
1
Carer/Retired
0%
1
Government superannuation
0%
1
Small business partner - Part pension
0%
1
Part Age Pension/Employed part time
0%
1
unemployed
0%
1
DFRDB
0%
1
A mix of age pension, other pensions and part time work
0%
1
Business owner
0%
1
carer
0%
1
Carers Pension
0%
1
Husband.
0%
1
1072 Responses from 1073 Respondents
Do you own shares outside of super?
Yes
67%
714
No
33%
358
1072 Responses from 1073 Respondents
Will you be affected by Labor’s policy?
Yes
63%
680
No
25%
263
Unsure
12%
129
1072 Responses from 1073 Respondents
What is your taxable income?
$1–$10,000
22%
235
$10,001–$19,999
10%
105
$20,000–$24,999
11%
117
$25,000–$29,999
7%
71
$30,000–$34,999
10%
106
$35,000–$39,999
6%
65
$40,000–$49,999
11%
113
$50,000–$59,999
8%
84
$60,000–$69,999
6%
60
$70,000–$79,999
4%
38
$80,000–$89,999
3%
28
$90,000 or more
5%
51
1073 Responses
Do you think that franking credit refunds are fair?
Yes
60%
649
No
28%
299
Unsure
7%
77
They don't affect me
4%
48
1073 Responses
Would the $8 million saved by withholding imputations be better spent elsewhere?
Yes
34%
365
No
50%
539
Unsure
16%
169
1073 Responses
If yes, where?
Education
12%
254
Welfare
6%
126
Defence/police
3%
65
Getting back to surplus
8%
164
Age Pension increases
19%
395
Newstart
6%
125
Infrastructure
5%
108
Hospitals/healthcare
16%
339
Aged care/home care
16%
344
Employment
3%
55
Other
6%
131
I said no
0%
4
renewable energy
0%
2
N/A
0%
2
Action on climate change
0%
2
leave it where it is so i dont have to go on the pension
0%
1
Don't agree
0%
1
reducing energy costs and providing water for the future
0%
1
It is not a loophole , but a correct method of taxing dividends which have already been taxed in the hands of the Company
0%
1
I answered no . this will give a false result
0%
1
Environment
0%
1
return to payee
0%
1
i didnt say yes
0%
1
to the investors who have paid the taxes in the first place
0%
1
NO
0%
1
m in todays budgets are petty cash. Why keep hitting people who looked after themselves and not reliant on Govt hand-outs
0%
1
other of your alternatives do not fit.
0%
1
Defence forces personnel
0%
1
I didn’t answer yes!
0%
1
Wasted on handouts
0%
1
Giving members of the Labour partie free overseas trips along with increases to their genoerous pensions wages and allowances
0%
1
assist self funded retirees
0%
1
Provide heslth care card to sfr
0%
1
Nowhere else just keep giving it to me
0%
1
Health care card to self funded retirird
0%
1
Climate Change Action and Freeing Refugees
0%
1
Silly question if answer was no
0%
1
raising limits on Centrelink singles assets test.
0%
1
..
0%
1
I want franking credit refunds to continue
0%
1
my answer to previous question was NO.
0%
1
I answered NO
0%
1
My answer was no
0%
1
I do not think funds would be better spent elsewhere. Tax has been paid and should be refunded as with other types of taxation. This is a poorly framed question.
0%
1
they are my franking credits and I want them in my bank account not some government dept
0%
1
i answered no so why this question
0%
1
Franking credits are taxes already paid, they need to be refunded to be fair.
0%
1
P0liticians rorting fund
0%
1
DOES NOT EXIST
0%
1
There will not be 8Billion. The numbers are flawed.
0%
1
Government debt reduction
0%
1
dental care ad on to medicare
0%
1
Keeping franking credits for those people/SMFS self funded retirees
0%
1
Cost of living subsidies for self funded retirees
0%
1
In my bank account!
0%
1
The credit should go to shareholders to whom it belongs
0%
1
Definitely not by Government
0%
1
None of my business..
0%
1
bad question! SAID 'NO'
0%
1
Give it back to self funded retitrees
0%
1
Back to the shareholders why does the government have to double dip
0%
1
2106 Responses from 1073 Respondents
Are you okay with this tax loophole being removed?
Yes
31%
331
No
62%
662
Unsure
7%
80
1073 Responses
Is this policy likely to affect your vote at the next Federal Election?
Yes, more likely to vote Labor
16%
167
Yes, more likely to vote for a party other than Labor
51%
542
No, my vote will be decided on a different issue
27%
294
Undecided
7%
70
1073 Responses
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