What explains attitudes towards tax levels? A multi-tax comparison

Nordblom, Katarinaswe
Jagers, Sverker C.swe
Hammar, Henrikswe
Department of Economicsswe
2006-09-22swe
2007-02-09T11:14:48Z
2007-02-09T11:14:48Z
2006swe
We analyse Swedes’ opinions about the level of taxation for eleven different taxes to see what taxes people are most reluctant to and why. The most unpopular tax is the real estate tax, while the corporate tax is the least unpopular. We find a strong self interest effect in attitudes, and for corrective taxes information increases acceptance. We perform two case studies of Swedish tax policy and find political economy reasons for the recent abolition of the gift and inheritance taxes, and weak support for the ongoing green tax shift from labour to environmental taxes.swe
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Göteborg University. School of Business, Economics and Lawswe
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http://hdl.handle.net/2077/2719
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Working Papers in Economics, nr 225swe
tax policy; real estate tax; inheritance tax; gift tax; payroll tax; income tax; vehicle tax; alcohol tax; CO2 tax on petrol and diesel; wealth tax; corporate taxswe
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