A resounding “no”. Poles send clear signal to government on tax

CBOS reported that 50% When asked whether taxes should be increased given Poland’s current fiscal situation, respondents were definitely against the idea; 36% on the contrary disagree with this method of repairing public finances. 9% are in favor of a possible increase in taxes. Of the respondents, 5% some of them have no opinion on the matter.

The studio also asked respondents about their views on the following issues: Reducing spending as a way to improve the country’s fiscal situationA total of 72% of respondents supported such action (31% clearly agreed; 41% thought it was a fairly good solution). A total of 19% were against limiting state spending.

CBOS pointed out that when Poland continues to have high inflation in 2023, 75% of respondents support reducing state spending. Of the respondents (down 3 percentage points year-on-year), only 2% favored increasing taxes (up 7 percentage points year-on-year).

Limiting state spending is reportedly supported by supporters of the Third Way (86%) and Civic Alliance (83%). Most opponents (28 processed) The introduction of savings was recorded among the legal and judicial constituencies.

The study shows that support for tax increases is highest among those who identify themselves as left-wing voters (28%). However, the majority of opponents of this solution are PiS and Third Way voters (91% each).

In addition, the studio asked respondents in which areas the government could seek savings. The majority of respondents (56%) said the country should reduce public administration spending, and almost a third of respondents (31%) would seek savings in social spending, including the 800+ program. The third area of ​​savings cited by respondents was culture (22%).

The survey showed that more than half of respondents (59%) believe that the government should not reduce health care spending, and nearly half (49%) believe that there should be no savings on military spending.

The “Current Issues and Events” survey was conducted between July 4 and 14 of this year on a representative sample of adult residents of Poland (1,076 people), CBOS reported.