Poll Shows Mixed Support for Taylor’s Welfare, Immigration and Tax Proposals

Angus Taylor proposed restricting welfare payments such as the pension and unemployment benefits to Australian citizens and current permanent residents. The same proposal included linking immigration rates to housing completion rates. 3 per cent.

Forty-eight per cent of voters supported restricting welfare payments to Australian citizens and current permanent residents, while 25 per cent opposed the measure and 27 per cent were undecided. Forty-two per cent of voters supported linking immigration to housing completion rates, 18 per cent opposed the idea, and 40 per cent were undecided.

Taylor also pledged to permanently index income tax cuts to avoid bracket creep, a measure backed by 46 per cent of voters and opposed by 9 per cent.

Taylor pledged to scrap Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes, which received 42 per cent support, 17 per cent opposition, and 41 per cent undecided responses. More than 50 per cent of voters supported extending the life of coal-fired power plants, and 48 per cent supported new power generation options such as nuclear and biofuel-based generation.

A two-day Senate inquiry into Labor’s proposed tax changes began in Canberra.

Monday’s inquiry heard sharp criticism of Labor’s tax changes from the Business Council of Australia, Council of Small Business Organisations Australia, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. ” Black added that changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will reduce investment and add significant complexity and compliance burdens.

David Alexander, chief of policy at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated the measures would have a significant and sustained negative impact on investment and productivity.