Level of tax continued (historical data)
Q. Do you think the following pay too much tax, not enough tax or about the right amount?
Total |
May 2013 |
|||||||
|
Pay too much |
Don’t pay enough |
Pay about right amount |
Don’t know |
Pay too much |
Don’t pay enough |
Pay about right amount |
Don’t know |
Large businesses |
5% |
61% |
19% |
15% |
7% |
63% |
17% |
13% |
Small businesses |
40% |
6% |
39% |
15% |
43% |
7% |
37% |
14% |
People on low incomes |
43% |
6% |
41% |
10% |
41% |
8% |
41% |
10% |
People on average incomes |
38% |
6% |
47% |
9% |
37% |
7% |
49% |
8% |
People on high incomes |
12% |
59% |
19% |
10% |
12% |
60% |
19% |
8% |
Mining companies |
5% |
61% |
19% |
15% |
7% |
62% |
16% |
15% |
Please note: ‘retirees on large incomes’, ‘large carbon emitters’, ‘large international companies’ and ‘religious organisations’ were not included in May 2013.
The results have not changed significantly since the last time this question was asked in May 2013.

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