Public opinion and tax aversion in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2398698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simon Blount (UNSW Sydney, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-290 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-7833 • E-ISSN: 1741-2978 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/144078330003600301 |
| OpenAlex | W2067264745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The passage of the GST legislation through the Senate brings to an end 25 years of debate over whether Australia should radically alter its tax system. This paper investigates the empirical problem of whether there were patterns of public opinion indicating that voters may have been averse to one particular aspect of taxation more than any other. The paper also addresses the methodological problems involved in investigating the suggestion that voters expressed intransitive preferences in regard to taxing and spending
Economics · Law and economics · Legislation · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public economics · Public opinion · Public spending · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Law · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |