A bombshell post-Budget poll has revealed Liberal leader Angus Taylor has surged ahead of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as the preferred prime minister.

The survey, conducted by Resolve Political Monitor, found Taylor leading Albanese by 33 per cent to 30 per cent, while 37 per cent of voters remained undecided.

It marks a dramatic turnaround from February, when Albanese held a commanding 38–22 lead over the opposition leader.

The shift comes after Taylor’s budget reply speech, in which he pledged to unwind key Labor tax policies and cut immigration levels to better align with housing supply.

The polling also suggests some voters may be disappointed by Labor’s reversal of its election commitment not to change the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing rules.

In the Budget, Labor announced plans to scrap the CGT discount and grandfather changes to negative gearing, meaning new investors would no longer be able to access the scheme, while those with existing negatively geared properties would continue receiving the benefits.

Labor has argued the changes are necessary to improve housing affordability and help younger Australians buy their first home.

Support for removing the 50 per cent CGT discount stood at 36 per cent, while 21 per cent opposed the change and 42 per cent remained undecided, according to the poll. Restricting negative gearing was backed by 35 per cent of voters.

Two polls delivered sharply different verdicts on the Albanese government after the Budget, with Resolve showing Angus Taylor overtaking Anthony Albanese as preferred PM for the first time, while Newspoll still had the Prime Minister comfortably ahead

Voters have delivered a mixed but troubling message for Labor after the Budget, with support slipping, frustration growing and Angus Taylor emerging as an increasingly serious challenger to Anthony Albanese

Support for cutting National Disability Insurance Scheme spending by $36 billion over four years reached 39 per cent, compared with 24 per cent who opposed the proposal, while 37 per cent remained undecided. Increasing tax rates on trusts was supported by 34 per cent of respondents.

The poll found Labor’s primary vote fell three percentage points to 29 per cent this month, while support for the Coalition remained unchanged at 23 per cent, hovering near a record low.

Support for Pauline Hanson and One Nation rose two percentage points to 24 per cent, while support for the Greens remained steady at 12 per cent.

Hanson topped the poll as the country’s most ‘likeable’ political figure, with a net performance rating of plus 12 percentage points. Taylor ranked second on plus 11, while Albanese remained in negative territory on minus 13.

Meanwhile, a separate Newspoll for The Australian found the Budget was viewed as the worst since 1993, with a majority of voters saying the Albanese government’s latest financial plan would leave them worse off.

Unlike the Resolve poll, Albanese maintained a clear lead over Taylor as preferred prime minister, with support at 46 per cent compared with 38 per cent.

Among those surveyed, 52 per cent believed they would be worse off over the next 12 months because of the government’s tax changes and other measures, while only 11 per cent believed their circumstances would improve.

The Newspoll found 47 per cent of voters thought the ‘Budget is driving a wedge between younger and older generations’, while 60 per cent believed it was a ‘step in the wrong direction’ or ‘will make no difference’ to the housing market.

Pauline Hanson emerged as the country’s most ‘likeable’ political figure in the latest Resolve poll, overtaking both Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor with the highest net performance rating

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Renters were particularly disappointed in the budget with 44 per cent believing their finances would worsen and only 10 per cent expecting to be better off.

Taylor’s fiery budget response speech on Thursday resulted in 39 per cent of voters believing the Coalition would have delivered a better Budget.

However, 47 per cent of voters still didn’t have the view that a Coalition budget would be an improvement.

Almost one in every two voters believed the Budget would worsen inflation, compared to nine per cent who believed it would improve under Labor’s new policies and 32 per cent who didn’t think it would make a difference either way.

Source: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15825301/poll-budget-labor-albanese-one-nation-hanson.html