Interest Rates, Economic Growth
June 26, 2003Charity; Governor-General; Anglican Theology; Interest Rates; Labor Confusion. – Doorstop Interview – WatersEdge, Pier One, Walsh Bay, Sydney
June 27, 2003
NO.056
LABORâS REAL VIEWS ON HIGHER TAXES
A survey conducted by the Australian National University (Australian Candidate Study 2001) of the attitudes of political candidates has given a revealing insight into the Labor Partyâs real view on tax.
The survey asked candidates before the last election âIf the government had a choice between reducing taxes or spending more on social services, which do you think it should do?â
A total of 65 percent of Coalition candidates declared that they would prefer lower taxes.
Only 3 percent of Labor candidates declared that they would prefer lower taxes. 85 percent of Labor candidates said that they favoured higher spending and 11% were non-committal.
On the basis of this 3 percent return, this means that there are precisely 2 of the 64 Labor Members of the House of Representatives prepared to support lower taxes in a confidential survey.
CANBERRA
26 June 2003