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 498 IP1 3 voters.
74% Yes |
26% No |
69% Yes |
14% No |
5% 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, their income is none of our business |
2% No, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 498 IP1 3 voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 498 IP1 3 voters.
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Unique answers from IP1 3 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
@B294NX41wk1W
No, but they should be subject to private audit by an independent body, and if deemed necessary, they can release them to the public
@B28Z62B1wk1W
No, but there should be private audits carried out by a non government funded private body which can call for a public audit if deemed necessary
@9ZNV5QH 1mo1MO
They should be reported to a non-government, independent body that checks through them to increase transparency
@9SBTMJP5mos5MO
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 7mos7MO
No but they should be audited by independent organisations and disclosed if the tax paid is below a certain threshold
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