Title Tax morale and tax resistance : evidence from an Internet survey in Japan / Tomomi Miyazaki, Masayuki Tamaoka, Ayu Tomita, Keigo Kameda, Akihiro Kawase, Katsuyoshi Nakazawa, Hiroyuki Ono, Naoko Yokoyama

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color) Series SpringerBriefs in economics. Kobe University social science research series SpringerBriefs in economics. Kobe University social science research series. Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. A brief look at Japans October 2019 consumption tax hike -- 3. Survey design -- 4. Summary statistics -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix Summary This book is the first to shed light on the recent opinion of taxpayers on tax and fiscal policy in Japan through an attitude questionnaire. It is said that Japanese taxpayers tax morale is high. However, taxpayers in Japan are often described as having strong resistance to tax increases, especially consumption tax increases. There is, then, a paradox with respect to the attitude toward tax policies among Japanese citizens. This book provides background information and basic descriptive statistics from Internet surveys in Japan by the authors, who introduce their results by focusing on tax morale and opinions with respect to a consumption tax hike. The summary statistics indicate that while tax morale is high, half of the respondents oppose a consumption tax hike from 8% to 10%. Furthermore, the ideal consumption tax rate for most respondents was less than 10% in both surveys, suggesting that Japanese taxpayers have a strong tax resistance, attributable to distrust of government and politicians Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 15, 2022) Subject Fiscal policy -- Japan -- Public opinion Taxation -- Japan -- Public opinion Fiscal policy -- Public opinion Taxation -- Public opinion Japan Form Electronic book Author Tamaoka, Masayuki, author Tomita, Ayu, author Kameda, Keigo, author Kawase, Akihiro, author Nakazawa, Katsuyoshi, author Ono, Hiroyuki, author Yokoyama, Naoko, author ISBN 9789811904783 9811904782

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