NEW POLL: Government Gets Failing Grade on Five of Five Key Economic Issues

More bad news for the Coalition as a majority of voters say the Government is performing poorly on economic management across all five key issues measured as part of this month’s Taxpayers' Union-Curia Poll.

Voters were asked to say whether they thought the Government was doing a “good job" or “bad job" in each area. In no area did the Government receive a net positive result.

Total net result for each category:

• Growing the Economy: -3 percent
• Reducing Costs for Households: -39 percent
• Managing the National Accounts to Get them Back to Surplus: -1 percent
• Creating Jobs: - 33 percent
• Reducing Wasteful Spending: -4 percent

Commenting on this, Taxpayers' Union Spokesman James Ross said:

“Poll after poll show the cost of living and the economy are top of voters’ minds. These results suggest they are losing faith in the Government’s economic management. With the Coalition’s numbers on a knife-edge, the link is clear.”

“Willis winging it isn’t working. There’s more bureaucrats now than when Labour left office, Willis is spending more than Labour, and she's borrowing at a faster rate. That’s caused inflation to track back up, and the ‘going for growth’ results are paltry.”
 
"Nicola Willis talks about responsible fiscal management, but what has she actually done differently from Grant Robertson?"

"The message from the polls is loud and clear: the Government is failing to be bold on the economy or cutting excessive spending. And that failure is costing them."