First follow-up survey of the 2008 Financial BudgetBack
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| In general, are you satisfied with the Budget announced by the Financial Secretary? |
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| Please rate your level of satisfaction with the Budget delivered by John Tsang, with 0 indicating absolutely dissatisfied, 100 indicating absolutely satisfied and 50 indicating half-half. How will you rate this year's Budget? |
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| Overall speaking, are you satisfied with the government's strategy in monetary arrangement? |
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| Financial Secretary said there are 3 basic principles in public finances management, namely commitment to society, sustainability and pragmatism. Do you agree or disagree to this statement? |
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| The Financial Secretary announced tax concessions which included lowering salaries tax by 1 percentage-point to 15%, providing one-off grant of $3,000 to each elderly, subsidizing each domestic electricity account with $1,800, providing one additional month of payments for CSSA recipients and disabled persons and so on. Do you think these measures are sufficient? |
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| In this year's budget, there are mostly one-off measures, e.g. providing one additional month of payments for CSSA recipients and providing $3,000 to each elderly, etc. Do you agree or disagree to these measures? |
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| Overall speaking, do you think the tax system in Hong Kong is fair or unfair? |
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| Then, do you think the distribution of wealth in Hong Kong is reasonable or unreasonable? |
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