A tax return is a document which states how much income an individual or entity reported to the government. In Australia these documents are considered private and are not released to the public. The Australian Election Commission does not require individuals standing as a candidate to release them. In Sweden, Norway and Finland citizen’s and candidate’s tax records are considered public information and are published on the internet.
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Response rates from 29.6k Australia voters.
65% Yes |
35% No |
62% Yes |
28% No |
3% Yes, and require a public audit each year they are in office |
4% No, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to |
0% Yes, and also required to release their medical records |
2% No, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties |
1% No, their income is none of our business |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 29.6k Australia voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 29.6k Australia voters.
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B24STGS2mos2MO
Yes, and make it a public audit every year of both their medical records and their financial history.
@92C9PYH3yrs3Y
Enough information that we can be assured of their associations so can ensure they are correctly excluded from votes where they have a financial interest.
@9286YNQ3yrs3Y
Yes, and all assets & investments should be placed in an invisible trust while they are in office.
@924SVDG3yrs3Y
their income shouldn’t affect their ability to do their job to the best of their abilities, and the income shouldn’t be incentive to be employed in that job.
@923F65B3yrs3Y
No, but they shouldn’t be allowed to hold majority shares in private business and penalties for failure to declare conflicts of interest should be stricter
@922T23X3yrs3Y
Their income is none of our business but they should be audited
@8ZTYJ9S3yrs3Y
As long as the ATO confirms they are are paying the right amount of tax for their pay grade, it's fine.
@8ZPJRZJ3yrs3Y
Depends if they've been convicted of a white collar crime such as money laundering. Plus they should be truthfully disclose their tax returns if not, they should be convicted
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