Essential poll The Guardian Essential Report Majority of Australians want forced wage rise if company taxes are cut – Guardian Essential poll Poll finds 72% approve of making businesses pass on certain proportion of tax cuts Approval for a wage rise-tax cut trade-off stretches across all voting groups, and across full-time and part-time workers. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAPAn emphatic majority of Australians want a pay rise if companies get a tax cut courtesy of the Turnbull government’s commitment to cut the corporate rate to 25%, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll. Voters were also asked questions about their attitude to a range of economic issues, including personal income tax cuts, which the Turnbull government is flagging, and wages. A majority of respondents (65%) agreed with the statement that “personal income tax cuts will generate economic growth” and a majority disagreed with the idea that higher wages would mean fewer jobs. The Guardian Essential sample was divided on whether a company tax cut would deliver higher profits to businesses, or bring Australia’s rate in line with other nations while boosting investment and workers’ wages.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2018 17:01 UTC