Tax and spend: public opinion

If it had to choose, should government reduce/increase/maintain levels of taxation and spending? British Social Attitudes survey polling.

Full response options: 'Increase/Reduce taxes and spend more/less on health, education and social benefits', 'Keep taxes and spending on these services at the same level as now'. 'Don't know' and 'Prefer not to answer' responses not shown. Data to 2024, published 2025, updated annually.
Chart: Bz74ISource: NatCen: Shifting public attitudes to taxation and spending (Figure 1)Get the data Download imageCreated with Datawrapper