Reference : Public Support for Tax Policies in COVID-19 Times: Evidence from Luxembourg
Scientific journals : Article
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Sociology & social sciences
Business & economic sciences : Social economics
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/53406
Public Support for Tax Policies in COVID-19 Times: Evidence from Luxembourg
English
Olivera, Javier [Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research - LISER]
van Kerm, Philippe mailto [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC)]
2022
International Tax and Public Finance
29
1395-1418
Yes
International
[en] wealth tax ; COVID-19 ; inheritance tax ; preference for redistribution ; VAT ; income tax
[en] We study attitudes towards the introduction of hypothetical new taxes to finance the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic. We rely on survey data collected in Luxembourg in 2020. The survey asks for the agreement of respondents over: a one-time net wealth tax, an inheritance tax, a temporary solidarity income tax, and a temporary increase in VAT. All questions include different and randomly assigned tax attributes (tax rates and exemption amounts). We find a clear divide with relatively high support for new wealth and inheritance taxes on the one hand and a low support for increases in VAT and income taxes on the other hand. While 58% of respondents agree or strongly agree with a one-time tax levied on net worth, only 24% are in favor of a small increase in VAT. Support for any tax is however negatively associated with the size of the tax as measured by the predicted revenues. Our results indicate that a one-time wealth tax could raise substantial revenues and still garner public support.
Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/53406
10.1007/s10797-022-09744-y

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