Presentation of the 2023 Public Trust in Tax survey via zoom in September 2023

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Public Trust
in Tax 2023
Building trust in tax for
a sustainable future

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Public trust in
tax
▪ Evolving views
and enduring
themes

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Who did we
ask?

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Who do people trust?

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Tax systems
are on average
fair and easy to
use
▪ 46.2% think the
process is
“generally fair”

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Taxpayer
contributions
are
“reasonable”

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Tax is more an issue of laws and regulations
than morals and fairness

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▪ For 84% of
respondents
corruption is a
factor in their
attitude towards
tax

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Tax incentives
are popular
▪ 60% or more
support incentives
for
▪ green energy
projects
▪ retirement
saving
▪ infrastructure
projects

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Taxes and sustainable development
The extent to which respondents consider
taxes as being connected with sustainable
development
The extent to which respondents would be
prepared to pay more taxes in order to support
sustainable development goals