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incomes policy

Collective governmental effort to control the incomes of labour and capital, usually by limiting increases in wages and prices. The term often refers to policies directed at the control of inflation, but it may also indicate efforts to alter the distribution of income among workers, industries, locations, or occupational groups. Seealso wage-price control.

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Australian referendum, 1973 (Incomes)
Constitution Alteration (Incomes) 1973 sought to give the government legislative power over incomes. The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1973.

Results

Do you approve the proposed law for the alteration of the Constitution entitled "An Act to alter the Constitution so as to enable the Australian Parliament to make laws with respect to incomes"?

 Result
State On rolls Ballots issued For Against Informal
% %
New South Wales 2,827,989 2,618,673 1,041,429 %40.31 1,542,217 %59.69 35,027
Victoria 2,129,494 2,001,924 657,756 %33.44 1,309,302 %66.56 34,866
Queensland 1,128,417 1,055,299 331,163 %31.70 713,562 %68.30 10,574
South Australia 737,573 700,333 193,301 %28.25 490,943 %71.75 16,089
Western Australia 588,789 542,122 133,531 %25.21 396,199 %74.79 12,392
Tasmania 241,207 229,016 63,135 %28.31 159,862 %71.69 6,019
Total for Commonwealth 7,653,469 7,147,367 2,420,315 %34.42 4,612,085 %65.58 114,967
Obtained majority in no State and an overall minority of 2 191 770 votes.
Not carried

See also

Another question was put to the people on the same day, see Australian referendum, 1973 (Prices).

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