Saturday, June 20, 2015

Withholding tax: 64% of French are in favor – L’Express

Finally, a widely supported by the public reform. Nearly two in three French (64%) say they favor the withholding of income tax, proposed by the government, according to a poll published Saturday Odoxa for Le Parisien / Aujourd’hui en France and iTV. Conversely, 35% were opposed to the levy according to this survey (1% have not spoken). However, a stronger approval among supporters of the left (73%) than those on the right (59%).

A large majority (57%) ready to Francois Hollande electoral ulterior motives. They consider that the head of state announced this measure because it believes it “will promote the electorally”, against 42% who think “it considers that this is a good measure for France and the French “. Notice widely shared by supporters of right (75%) compared to those on the left (31%). Note that 71% of respondents found the weight of too excessive taxation.

Already in progress in almost all the major industrialized countries, the withholding tax on income is considered more suitable and simpler than the current system in France. It is to directly recover the amounts on the payment of income, so it’s now or pension funds to take care of. However, this system does not entirely unanimous.

Survey conducted on 18 and 19 June with a sample of 1,008 people representative of the French population aged 18 and over (quota method).

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