48% of Adults Say "Current Government's Tax Policy is a Tax Cut for the Wealthy"

Survey of Adults Aged 18 and Over by People's Solidarity
72.2% of Progressive Respondents Say "Tax Cuts for the Rich"

Nearly half of adult men and women perceive the current government's tax policy as a 'tax cut for the wealthy.'

The People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) Tax and Fiscal Reform Center released the results of the "Public Opinion Survey on the Yoon Suk-yeol Government's Tax and Fiscal Policy" on the 3rd.

Conducted by Research View at the request of PSPD, this survey was carried out from the 23rd to the 25th of last month via an automated response system (ARS), targeting 1,000 adults aged 18 and over nationwide.

According to the survey, 47.9% of all respondents answered "yes" when asked whether they agreed with the criticism that the current government's tax cut policy is a tax cut for the wealthy.

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Conversely, when asked whether they thought the current government's tax policy made those with greater economic ability bear more taxes, 61.8% of respondents answered "no."

Regarding whether most ordinary citizens honestly pay their taxes, negative responses (45.7%) outnumbered positive ones (32.1%). Additionally, when asked if penalties for tax evasion were being enforced appropriately, 74.1% responded negatively.

However, these perceptions varied significantly depending on ideological orientation. Among progressive respondents, 72.2% said the current government’s policy was a tax cut for the wealthy. In contrast, only 25% of conservative respondents agreed with this view.

The PSPD emphasized, "In our society, where the inheritance of wealth is becoming entrenched and unearned income such as financial and capital income is gradually increasing, normalizing taxation is an urgent task," adding, "Rather than immediately considering sweet tax cut policies, it is time to discuss how to fill the nation's treasury."