Citizens Strike a Balance
Discontent With Taxes, Content With Spending
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6296029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Axel Hadenius (Uppsala University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 349-363 |
| Publication date | 1985-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-814X • E-ISSN: 1469-7815 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0143814x00003159 |
| OpenAlex | W2039163170 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article presents the findings of a public opinion survey of the level of taxation in Sweden. The study demonstrates that opinions depend to a large extent on the framing of the problem. On general questions regarding taxes, the answers are usually negative. But when asked about both taxes and benefits, people normally express a positive attitude to both. The opinions about different kinds of taxes vary greatly, but the variation does not correspond to the predictions of the fiscal illusion theory. Opinions about taxes can be assigned to three underlying attitude dimensions. A comparison with an earlier Swedish survey shows that discontent with the level of taxation has not increased since the 1960s, with but one exception, marginal taxes
Balance (ability · Economics · Framing (construction · Illusion · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Public opinion · Tax deferral · Tax reform · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Law · Psychology · Taxation and Compliance Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.39 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2023 (39) |
| Highly cited | No |