An opinion poll carried out by TASC last November gives an insight on the views of Irish people regarding pay, income equality and taxes.

TASC is a progressive think tank, which seeks to raise public awareness about political and economic issues facing Irish society.

According to the poll the majority of Irish people want Ireland to be more equal through boosting the minimum wage, capping high pay, raising taxes and providing more quality public services.

Some of the main findings include:

• 50% of Irish people say that they are willing to pay higher taxes if high quality public services are guaranteed
• 83% feel income in Ireland is unfairly distributed
• 84% feel the government should increase the minimum wage

TASC’s analysis shows that half of Ireland’s adult population (50%) are willing to pay higher taxes if guaranteed high quality public services or new/expanded public services. People were asked how willing they would be to pay more taxes – as opposed to putting additional taxes on other individuals.

The full poll findings are available here.

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