8 in 10 Brits are concerned that the wealthy don’t contribute their fair share of taxes
18 MAY 2023
75% of people (including 72% of 2019 Tory voters) are concerned that people with net wealth of £10m or more have too much influence on the political system
69% of people are concerned that some people in the UK are this wealthy while others live in poverty, and 65% about unequal opportunities to accumulate wealth
68% of people (including 64% of 2019 Tory voters) think the government should be doing more to tax high net worth individuals (those with £10m or more)
Asked about sources of wealth, people are most positive about entrepreneurs, followed by landlords, and most negative about city traders and old-money heirs
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Contents
Setting the scene How do different sources of wealth affect attitudes to it? Views about high net worth individuals Perceptions and preferences about inequality Understanding why people think what they think Methodology Expert commentary What the existing research tells us Explore the context