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Perceptions of redistribution
— report on exploratory qualitative research | | Author(s) | Alan Hedges |
| Corporate Author | ESRC Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion - CASE, Suntory-Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines - STICERD, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Publisher | STICERD, London, 2005 |
| Pages | 83 pp (CASEpaper 96) |
| Source | Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE. http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case |
| Keywords | Social economics ; Taxation ; Public expenditure ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies. |
| Annotation | This paper represents the results of a small-scale qualitative study, exploring public perceptions of the redistributive effects of taxation and public spending in the UK. Redistribution is not at the top of people's minds when they consider these issues, and it is a complex subject on which they have thought little. People appear to apply separate principles of "fairness" and "mutuality" to the structures of taxation and public spending. Fairness in taxation may involve more progressivity than the present system, and those on low incomes may need more help. The support this implies for the redistributive impact of government does not appear to be primarily motivated by concerns about making incomes more equal, but rather the outcome of belief in a system in which everyone can get help when they need it, and everyone contributes according to income. A module on the issues raised was included in the 2004 British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), results of which will be published in late 2005. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050621205 B |
| Classmark | W4: WS: WN8: DP: 3DP |
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