According to the survey, two-thirds of Great Britain's public would like to see a tax increase in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS. One fifth were in favor of reducing funding of other services such as education and welfare to maintain NHS services. Overall the percentage of those in favor of a tax increase to fund the NHS has grown since 2015.
This statistic reveals the percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019
Characteristic
Increase taxes in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS
Reduce spending on other services such as education and welfare in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS
Reduce the level of care and services provided by the NHS so that you do not need to increase the current level of taxation and spending on the NHS
Survey question: "Many experts argue that it is becoming more expensive to fund the NHS because of increasing costs
of treatments, an ageing population and several other factors. This means that even in order to maintain the current level of care and services provided for free by the NHS, spending on the NHS would have to increase. With that in mind, which, if any, of the following would you most like to see?"
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Health Foundation, & Ipsos MORI. (November 8, 2019). Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269378/public-opinion-in-favor-of-increasing-taxes-to-fund-nhs/
Health Foundation, und Ipsos MORI. "Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019." Chart. November 8, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269378/public-opinion-in-favor-of-increasing-taxes-to-fund-nhs/
Health Foundation, Ipsos MORI. (2019). Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269378/public-opinion-in-favor-of-increasing-taxes-to-fund-nhs/
Health Foundation, and Ipsos MORI. "Percentage of Individuals in Great Britain Who Were in Favor of Increasing Taxes to Maintain Nhs Care and Services in 2015, 2017 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269378/public-opinion-in-favor-of-increasing-taxes-to-fund-nhs/
Health Foundation & Ipsos MORI, Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269378/public-opinion-in-favor-of-increasing-taxes-to-fund-nhs/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019 [Graph], Health Foundation, & Ipsos MORI, November 8, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269378/public-opinion-in-favor-of-increasing-taxes-to-fund-nhs/
