According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, 19 percent of people strongly supported the proposed increase in taxes for the NHS and social care, while a further 39 percent tend to support the policy. The UK government has introduced an increase in taxes to be spent on the NHS and social care which came into effect in April 2022.
Distribution of support towards the increase in taxes for the NHS and social care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021
Question was worded in the source as: "As you may know, the UK government has introduced an increase in taxes to be spent on the NHS and social care. The
changes will be paid for by a 1.25 percentage point increase in National Insurance Contributions, and a 1.25 percentage point increase in the tax paid by shareholders on the profits they make. To what extent, if at all, do you support or oppose this policy?"
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Health Foundation. (February 3, 2022). Distribution of support towards the increase in taxes for the NHS and social care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319022/support-for-increase-in-taxes-for-the-nhs-and-social-care-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation. "Distribution of support towards the increase in taxes for the NHS and social care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021." Chart. February 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319022/support-for-increase-in-taxes-for-the-nhs-and-social-care-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation. (2022). Distribution of support towards the increase in taxes for the NHS and social care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319022/support-for-increase-in-taxes-for-the-nhs-and-social-care-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation. "Distribution of Support towards The Increase in Taxes for The Nhs and Social Care in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319022/support-for-increase-in-taxes-for-the-nhs-and-social-care-in-the-uk/
Health Foundation, Distribution of support towards the increase in taxes for the NHS and social care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319022/support-for-increase-in-taxes-for-the-nhs-and-social-care-in-the-uk/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Distribution of support towards the increase in taxes for the NHS and social care in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021 [Graph], Health Foundation, February 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319022/support-for-increase-in-taxes-for-the-nhs-and-social-care-in-the-uk/
