Full question: If taxes had to rise in order to reduce government borrowing, and the choice were a 1p in the pound rise in National Insurance, or a rise in VAT from 17.5% to 20%, which would you prefer?

All questions relevant to this website that were asked on the same poll:

• Should government or the public carry more responsibility regarding health, crime and education?
• How good or bad a job is David Cameron doing as Conservative leader?
• How would you use your constituency vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (up to 2016 Scottish Parliament election)
• How good or bad a job is Nick Clegg doing as Liberal Democrat leader?
• How much do you trust the Liberal Democrats to fulfil their manifesto promises?
• Do you agree with Alex Salmond’s suggestion that "more nats means less cuts"?
• How would you be likely to vote in an election?
• Should parents be allowed to set up and run their own school with government funding?
• How much do you trust the Labour Party to fulfil their manifesto promises?
• How good or bad a job is Gordon Brown doing as UK Prime Minister?
• How much do you trust the Conservative Party to fulfil their manifesto promises?
• If taxes had to rise, which one would you prefer?
• How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (excluding Greens)
• How would you be likely to use your regional vote in a Scottish Parliament election? (including greens) (up to 2016 Scottish Parliament election)
• How good or bad a job is Alex Salmond doing as First Minister? (Five response options)