Q+A YouGov poll shows just half the country believes budget makes them better off, but most back billions for industryNew polling shows many Australians are sceptical that cost of living relief in the federal budget will ease their financial burden, with young people the most disengaged.Treasurer Jim Chalmers takes questions from his own constituents on Q+A in Logan, Queensland on Monday night.
The budget feedback is a reality check for the government on how much its promises are cutting through — and the ongoingAnd it's a telling report card for Jim Chalmers, who's been exhaustively selling his third budget as treasurer in a round of interviews and speeches — and who faces his own electorate tonight in a live Q+A from Logan, south of Brisbane.
Younger Australians were the most disengaged from the budget and struggled the most to identify any initiative that would boost their finances . YouGov is a founding member of the Australian Polling Council and complies with its code of conduct and data transparency obligations.The government has put local production at the centre of its economic agenda ahead of the next election — and Australians are largely united behind them.
Asked whether the total $32 billion federal spend will deliver secure and affordable housing for most Australians, a quarter said no. Just 5 per cent said they were "very confident" in the plan.Three-quarters of those polled said the current JobSeeker rate of $763 a fortnight should be lifted in line with other advanced economies.