A tax return is a document which states how much income an individual or entity reported to the government. In the UK these documents are considered private and are not released to the public. After David Cameron was named in the 2016 Panama Papers scandal top MP’s including Chancellor George Osborne and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn published details of their tax returns. The UK Electoral Commission does not require individuals running for public offices to release them. In Sweden, Norway and Finland citizen’s and candidate’s tax records are considered public information and are published on the internet.
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Response rates from 1m UK voters.
71% Yes |
29% No |
67% Yes |
17% No |
4% Yes, and require a public audit each year they are in office |
7% No, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to |
0% Yes, and also required to release their medical records |
2% No, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties |
2% No, their income is none of our business |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 1m UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 1m UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@5GLRHHG4yrs4Y
Everyone's tax returns should be public - the Norway model
@9M5VCQL8mos8MO
I think they should be checked by an authority but only made public if there is a reason such as business interests, expenses etc
@9ZNV5QH 3wks3W
They should be reported to a non-government, independent body that checks through them to increase transparency
@9SBTMJP4mos4MO
No, and only require them to release their tax returns to all the other MPs, Lords in the Houses of Parliament and the media for scrutiny
@9Q72V5Y6mos6MO
No but they should be transparent as to who pays them outside of their job and their main job should be the highest proportion of their taxable pay
@9PWDD5L 6mos6MO
No but they should be audited by independent organisations and disclosed if the tax paid is below a certain threshold
@9DYQZ6F1yr1Y
Only for high office positions
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