Q. Do you think the following pay too much tax, not enough tax or about the right amount?
Pay too much | Don’t pay enough | Pay about right amount | Don’t know | Jan 2017 Pay too much | Jan 2017 Don’t pay enough | Jan 2017 Pay about right amount | Jan 2017 Don’t know | ||
People on low incomes | 52% | 6% | 32% | 10% | 46% | 7% | 34% | 13% | |
People on average incomes | 45% | 7% | 40% | 8% | 43% | 6% | 39% | 12% | |
You personally | 35% | 7% | 46% | 13% | 39% | 5% | 42% | 14% | |
Small businesses | 41% | 10% | 38% | 12% | 37% | 8% | 39% | 17% | |
Retirees on large incomes | 16% | 31% | 32% | 22% | 13% | 31% | 31% | 24% | |
Religious organisations | 5% | 53% | 20% | 19% | 3% | 58% | 18% | 21% | |
People on high incomes | 9% | 63% | 19% | 9% | 11% | 59% | 18% | 12% | |
Mining companies | 6% | 61% | 17% | 16% | 5% | 61% | 13% | 21% | |
Large businesses | 7% | 69% | 13% | 11% | 6% | 65% | 13% | 16% | |
Large international companies (such as Google and Apple) | 5% | 72% | 10% | 13% | 2% | 72% | 9% | 17% |
From the groups listed, people on low income (52%), people on average incomes (45%), you personally (35%) and small businesses (41%) and were the groups respondents were most likely to think pay too much tax.
More than half of respondents believe that large international companies (72%), large businesses (69%), mining companies (61%), people on high incomes (63%) and religious organisations (53%) do not pay enough tax.
Results were generally similar to when this question was asked in January.