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In general, are you satisfied with the Budget announced by the Financial Secretary? |
| Date of survey | Sub-sample base | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 2.6% | 20.2% | 31.4% | 27.6% | 13.8% | 4.5% | 100.00% | 2.7 | 497 | 0.1 | 27/2/2013 | 813* | 4.6% | 25.0% | 36.8% | 20.1% | 11.0% | 2.5% | 100.0% | 2.9 | 793 | 0.1 | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 3.2% | 35.9% | 26.6% | 18.7% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 484 | 0.1 | 1/2/2012 | 826* | 4.3% | 33.8% | 33.2% | 17.6% | 8.3% | 2.7% | 100.0% | 3.1 | 804 | 0.1 | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 2.6% | 17.5% | 23.9% | 27.6% | 25.6% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 2.4 | 500 | 0.1 | 23/2/2011 | 911* | 3.2% | 24.1% | 34.5% | 22.8% | 12.5% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 884 | 0.1 | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 4.6% | 34.2% | 26.4% | 20.4% | 6.4% | 8.0% | 100.0% | 3.1 | 476 | 0.1 | 24/2/2010 | 724* | 6.1% | 40.4% | 35.5% | 10.3% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 698 | 0.1 | 26/2/2009 | 522 | 2.8% | 20.7% | 33.7% | 22.0% | 12.4% | 8.3% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 478 | 0.1 | 25/2/2009 | 669* | 3.4% | 26.8% | 42.8% | 15.5% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 100.0% | 3.1 | 636 | 0.1 | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 13.5% | 58.9% | 17.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 3.7 | 556 | 0.1 | 27/2/2008 | 811* | 15.0% | 53.5% | 20.7% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 100.0% | 3.8 | 768 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 673* | 9.4% | 53.0% | 24.6% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 649 | 0.1 | 22/2/2006 | 577* | 5.6% | 44.6% | 26.3% | 14.3% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 550 | 0.1 | 16/3/2005 | 544* | 5.2% | 42.3% | 29.0% | 9.4% | 1.9% | 12.3% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 478 | 0.1 | 10/3/2004 | 395* | 2.1% | 35.0% | 33.2% | 10.4% | 1.3% | 18.0% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 324 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 495* | 1.4% | 18.5% | 23.2% | 35.1% | 14.5% | 7.3% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 459 | 0.1 | 6/3/2002 | 539* | 3.4% | 43.8% | 22.9% | 13.8% | 3.6% | 12.6% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 472 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 263* | 3.4% | 53.6% | 24.7% | 11.9% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 100.0% | 3.5 | 248 | 0.1 | 8/3/2000 | 643* | 7.9% | 62.4% | 11.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 13.8% | 100.0% | 3.9 | 553 | 0.1 | 3/3/1999 | 598* | 2.0% | 43.8% | 27.1% | 8.5% | 1.5% | 17.1% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 496 | 0.1 | 18/2/1998 | 638* | 4.2% | 50.5% | 19.5% | 6.9% | 0.5% | 18.3% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 520 | 0.1 |
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| Date of survey | Sub-sample base | Satisfied | Half-half | Dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 22.7% | 31.4% | 41.4% | 4.5% | 100.0% | 27/2/2013 | 813* | 29.6% | 36.8% | 31.0% | 2.5% | 100.0% | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 39.0% | 26.6% | 30.3% | 4.0% | 100.0% | 1/2/2012 | 826* | 38.2% | 33.2% | 26.0% | 2.7% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 20.1% | 23.9% | 53.1% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 23/2/2011 | 911* | 27.3% | 34.5% | 35.3% | 2.9% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 38.8% | 26.4% | 26.8% | 8.0% | 100.0% | 24/2/2010 | 724* | 46.5% | 35.5% | 14.4% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 522 | 23.5% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 8.3% | 100.0% | 25/2/2009 | 669* | 30.2% | 42.8% | 22.2% | 4.9% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 72.4% | 17.8% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 27/2/2008 | 811* | 68.4% | 20.7% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 673* | 62.4% | 24.6% | 9.4% | 3.6% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 577* | 50.2% | 26.3% | 18.9% | 4.6% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 544* | 47.5% | 29.0% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 395* | 37.1% | 33.2% | 11.7% | 18.0% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 495* | 19.9% | 23.2% | 49.6% | 7.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 539* | 47.2% | 22.9% | 17.4% | 12.6% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 263* | 57.0% | 24.7% | 12.8% | 5.5% | 100.0% | 8/3/2000 | 643* | 70.3% | 11.8% | 4.0% | 13.8% | 100.0% | 3/3/1999 | 598* | 45.8% | 27.1% | 10.0% | 17.1% | 100.0% | 18/2/1998 | 638* | 54.7% | 19.5% | 7.4% | 18.3% | 100.0% |
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? |
| Date of survey | Number of Raters | Support Rating | Standard Error | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 503 | 49.5 | 0.8 | 27/2/2013 | 797* | 53.7 | 0.7 | 2-3/2/2012 | 490 | 52.6 | 0.9 | 1/2/2012 | 817* | 57.0 | 0.7 | 24-25/2/2011 | 507 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 23/2/2011 | 891* | 51.5 | 0.7 | 25-27/2/2010 | 487 | 56.3 | 0.9 | 24/2/2010 | 704* | 60.8 | 0.7 | 26/2/2009 | 492 | 51.0 | 0.8 | 25/2/2009 | 637* | 54.8 | 0.7 | 28/2/2008 | 501 | 71.5 | 0.7 | 27/2/2008 | 785* | 70.6 | 0.6 |
Overall speaking, are you satisfied with the government's strategy in monetary arrangement? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 2.3% | 27.2% | 24.1% | 29.9% | 11.7% | 4.7% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 495 | 0.1 | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 3.3% | 30.1% | 20.0% | 30.6% | 12.6% | 3.3% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 486 | 0.1 | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 2.3% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 32.2% | 19.5% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 489 | 0.1 | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 4.2% | 29.5% | 27.2% | 22.8% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 469 | 0.1 | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 2.5% | 27.4% | 30.2% | 24.4% | 10.0% | 5.4% | 100.0% | 2.9 | 497 | 0.1 | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 6.7% | 53.3% | 22.6% | 9.8% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 100.0% | 3.5 | 531 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 5.9% | 43.0% | 32.0% | 7.8% | 1.9% | 9.4% | 100.0% | 3.5 | 918 | 0.1 | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 3.6% | 32.8% | 30.8% | 12.0% | 3.0% | 17.8% | 100.0% | 3.3 | 843 | 0.1 | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 2.4% | 26.8% | 32.6% | 11.8% | 3.6% | 22.9% | 100.0% | 3.2 | 800 | 0.1 | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 0.7% | 17.1% | 26.1% | 23.2% | 6.1% | 26.9% | 100.0% | 2.8 | 740 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 0.7% | 11.2% | 17.5% | 29.8% | 15.6% | 25.3% | 100.0% | 2.4 | 776 | 0.1 | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 0.7% | 25.6% | 21.2% | 17.2% | 4.2% | 31.0% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 715 | 0.1 | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 502 | 1.7% | 43.7% | 22.8% | 11.6% | 2.2% | 17.9% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 333 | 0.1 | 8/3/2000 | 856 | 5.3% | 54.7% | 16.4% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 15.0% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 628 | 0.1 | 18/2/1998 | 804 | 3.4% | 38.4% | 20.6% | 11.6% | 1.1% | 24.9% | 100.0% | 3.4 | 598 | 0.1 |
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| Date of survey | Total Sample | Satisfied | Half-half | Dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 29.6% | 24.1% | 41.6% | 4.7% | 100.0% | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 33.5% | 20.0% | 43.2% | 3.3% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 20.9% | 22.5% | 51.7% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 33.7% | 27.2% | 29.9% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 30.0% | 30.2% | 34.5% | 5.4% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 60.0% | 22.6% | 12.1% | 5.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 48.9% | 32.0% | 9.8% | 9.4% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 36.4% | 30.8% | 15.0% | 17.8% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 29.2% | 32.6% | 15.3% | 22.9% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 17.8% | 26.1% | 29.3% | 26.9% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 11.9% | 17.5% | 45.3% | 25.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 26.4% | 21.2% | 21.4% | 31.0% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Donald Tsang's Budgets |
7-8/3/2001 | 502 | 45.4% | 22.8% | 13.9% | 17.9% | 100.0% | 8/3/2000 | 856 | 59.9% | 16.4% | 8.7% | 15.0% | 100.0% | 18/2/1998 | 804 | 41.8% | 20.6% | 12.7% | 24.9% | 100.0% |
Measures suggested by the Financial Secretary to relieve people’s stress brought by the economic downturn include: waiving rates for 2013–14, subject to a ceiling of $1,500 per quarter, granting each residential electricity account a subsidy of $1,800, paying two months’ rent for public housing tenants, increasing the child allowance, granting an extra-month allowance to CSSA recipients and the Old Age Living Allowance, and reducing salaries tax by 75%, subject to a ceiling of $10,000. Do you think these measures are enough? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sufficient | Not Sufficient | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 34.2% | 58.2% | 7.6% | 100.0% |
Financial Secretary John Tsang suggested the injection for several funds and programmes, which involved over 4-billion-dollar public fund, and included $15 billion injection into the Community Care Fund and another $15 billion injection into the Employees Retraining Board. Are you satisfied with this arrangement? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 4.1% | 37.2% | 20.2% | 18.9% | 11.9% | 7.8% | 100.0% | 3.0 | 479 | 0.1 |
Financial Secretary John Tsang gave a grant of $6,000 to each citizen aged 18 or above two years ago, yet such a grant did not appear last year and this year. Are you satisfied with this arrangement? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very satisfied | Quite satisfied | Half-half | Not quite satisfied | Very dissatisfied | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 14.9% | 32.6% | 16.8% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 3.9% | 100.0% | 3.2 | 500 | 0.1 |
There is a saying that the budget plan this year was “no merits and no demerits, do less and fewer mistakes”. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this saying? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Very agree | Quite agree | Half-half | Not quite agree | Very disagree | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | Mean value** | Base | Standard Error of Mean | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 20.1% | 40.0% | 13.9% | 16.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 100.0% | 3.6 | 494 | 0.1 |
Overall speaking, do you think the tax system in Hong Kong is fair or unfair? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub Sample | Very fair | Quite fair | Quite unfair | Very unfair | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 520 | 5.9% | 45.5% | 24.3% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 100.0% | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 8.3% | 47.8% | 20.7% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 5.9% | 45.6% | 24.4% | 14.4% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 10.3% | 49.8% | 19.8% | 11.4% | 8.7% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 525 | 11.8% | 51.9% | 19.8% | 9.6% | 7.0% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 10.5% | 56.9% | 14.8% | 7.2% | 10.5% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 532 | 9.2% | 53.5% | 19.2% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 600 | 8.0% | 47.4% | 23.8% | 10.0% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 10.2% | 49.2% | 19.3% | 7.6% | 13.7% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 6.9% | 50.9% | 21.0% | 9.8% | 11.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 6.1% | 44.5% | 19.4% | 14.0% | 16.0% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 6.3% | 48.7% | 20.8% | 7.9% | 16.3% | 100.0% |
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| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub Sample | fair | Unfair | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 520 | 51.4% | 36.8% | 11.9% | 100.0% | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 56.0% | 32.2% | 11.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 51.5% | 38.8% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 60.1% | 31.2% | 8.7% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 525 | 525 | 63.7% | 29.3% | 7.0% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 67.4% | 22.0% | 10.5% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 532 | 62.7% | 28.1% | 9.2% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 600 | 55.4% | 33.8% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 59.4% | 26.9% | 13.7% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 57.8% | 30.8% | 11.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 50.6% | 33.4% | 16.0% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 55.0% | 28.7% | 16.3% | 100.0% |
Then, do you think the distribution of wealth in Hong Kong is reasonable or unreasonable? |
| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub Sample | Very reasonable | Quite reasonable | Quite unreasonable | Very unreasonable | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 520 | 2.7% | 15.9% | 29.8% | 37.0% | 14.6% | 100.0% | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 2.8% | 17.0% | 34.4% | 36.0% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 3.2% | 12.8% | 31.8% | 42.3% | 9.9% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 3.1% | 23.9% | 28.7% | 33.6% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 523 | 523 | 5.0% | 23.6% | 37.0% | 25.1% | 9.3% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 3.9% | 37.7% | 28.2% | 16.9% | 13.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 570 | 2.8% | 30.9% | 30.2% | 21.6% | 14.5% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 621 | 3.6% | 28.3% | 32.8% | 21.9% | 13.4% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 3.3% | 25.3% | 27.6% | 22.9% | 20.9% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 2.3% | 19.2% | 31.2% | 31.0% | 16.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 1.5% | 17.1% | 28.1% | 32.0% | 21.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 1.4% | 23.9% | 28.5% | 23.3% | 22.9% | 100.0% |
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| Date of survey | Total Sample | Sub Sample | Reasonable | Unreasonable | Don't know/ hard to say | Total | |
Survey Series on John Tsang's Budgets |
28/2-1/3-2013 | 520 | 520 | 18.6% | 66.8% | 14.6% | 100.0% | 2-3/2/2012 | 504 | 504 | 19.9% | 70.4% | 9.8% | 100.0% | 24-25/2/2011 | 515 | 515 | 16.0% | 74.1% | 9.9% | 100.0% | 25-27/2/2010 | 517 | 517 | 27.0% | 62.3% | 10.8% | 100.0% | 26/2/2009 | 523 | 523 | 28.6% | 62.1% | 9.3% | 100.0% | 28/2/2008 | 525 | 525 | 41.6% | 45.1% | 13.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Henry Tang's Budgets |
28/2/2007 | 1018 | 570 | 33.7% | 51.8% | 14.5% | 100.0% | 22/2/2006 | 1026 | 621 | 31.9% | 54.7% | 13.4% | 100.0% | 16/3/2005 | 1041 | 1041 | 28.6% | 50.5% | 20.9% | 100.0% | 10/3/2004 | 1023 | 1023 | 21.5% | 62.2% | 16.3% | 100.0% | Survey Series on Antony Leung's Budgets |
5/3/2003 | 1047 | 1047 | 18.6% | 60.1% | 21.3% | 100.0% | 6/3/2002 | 1041 | 1041 | 25.3% | 51.8% | 22.9% | 100.0% |
