Appendix I: Poland, Russia and Ukraine Taxpayer Compliance Attitudinal Surveys 2004–2015 and the Russian Tax Officials Survey 2011
In Poland, the CBOS Public Opinion Research Centre conducted the 2004 survey, designed by this author, on 5–8 November 2004. The sample size was 988 respondents. The method employed was face-to-face PAPI, in which the interviewer filled out a paper questionnaire. The margin of error did not exceed 3.2 per cent. The Polish 2010 survey was conducted in September 2010 on 2,021 Poles nationwide by the PBS DDG Market Research firm, based in Sopot.
For the Russian 2004 survey, carried out by the Public Opinion Foundation on 23–24 October 2004, nationwide home interviews were conducted in 44 regions. The sample size was 1,500 respondents. Additional polls were made of the Moscow population, with a sample of 600 respondents. The margin of error did not exceed 3.6 per cent. The Russian 2010 survey also was carried out by the Public Opinion Foundation on 7–12 July 2010 with a nationwide sample size of 3,000 respondents.
In Ukraine, the survey was carried out nationwide on 3,995 Ukrainians on 20–29 November 2005 by the Razumkov Centre for Economic and Political Studies. The method employed was face-to-face interviews. The response rate was 70.6 per cent. The margin of error did not exceed 2.3 per cent. The Ukrainian 2010 survey was also carried out by the Razumkov Centre on 4,015 Ukrainians nationwide from 10 August to 5 October. The Ukrainian 2012 survey also was carried out by the Razumkov Centre on 2,008 Ukrainians nationwide in April 2012. The Ukrainian 2015 survey also was carried out by the Razumkov Centre on 4,025 Ukrainians nationwide (excluding Crimea and areas of occupied Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts that were inaccessible to researchers) on 30 October–7 November 2015.
In Russia, the Public Opinion Foundation carried out a survey, also designed by this author, from 15 September to 31 October 2011, of 1,015 public officials, of whom 39.5 per cent, or 401 individuals, were tax officials.
All survey responses are rounded to the closest per cent.
Blank = not asked
1. Do you consider yourself to be a taxpayer?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | |
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Yes | 83 | 66 | 75 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 60 | |
No | 15 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 33 | |
Difficult to say | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
2. Who files your personal income taxes?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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I, myself, do | 54 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
My employer does | 5 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | |
No one does | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | ||
Somebody else does | 19 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||
I don't have to pay taxes | 19 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | |
Other situation | 3 | 22 | |||||||
Difficult to answer | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
3. Are there many dishonest people who work in the tax service?
Russian Tax Officials Survey 2011: In present conditions is it difficult for tax service co-workers always to work honestly?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes, there are many dishonest tax service employees | 21 | 23 | 42 | 35 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 47 | 14 |
No, there are few dishonest tax service employees | 43 | 53 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 81 |
There are no such people | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Difficult to say | 33 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 5 |
4. How, in your opinion, do the tax service employees cope with their responsibilities – excellent, good, fair, bad or very bad?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Excellent | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
Good | 26 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | ||
Satisfactorily | 27 | 35 | 29 | 42 | 34 | 40 | 35 | ||
Bad | 17 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 17 | ||
Very bad | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
Difficult to answer | 24 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 30 |
5. Do you think the taxpayers who have had to deal with tax service employees are satisfied or not satisfied with how tax service employees talked and interacted with them?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Taxpayers are satisfied | 17 | 21 | 23 | ||||||
Taxpayers are not satisfied | 37 | 34 | 34 | ||||||
Difficult to Answer | 46 | 45 | 43 |
6. During the past five years, have you had business with employees of the tax service?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 49 | 38 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 19 | |
No | 50 | 61 | 73 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 79 | |
Difficult to say | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
7. What was your impression of the individual contact you had with the tax service employees?
(For those saying ‘Yes’ in question #6.)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Positive | 51 | 50 | 30 | 37 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 31 | |
Neutral | 30 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 36 | |
Negative | 19 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Difficult to say | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
8. Were you satisfied with the results of your meeting with the tax service employees?
(For those saying ‘Yes’ in question #6.)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Satisfied | 76 | 79 | 58 | 66 | 47 | 52 | 56 | 49 | |
Not satisfied | 23 | 17 | 33 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 44 | |
Difficult to say | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
9. Were you satisfied by how the tax service employees spoke with and treated you?
(For those saying ‘Yes’ in question #6.)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Satisfied | 77 | 75 | 63 | 67 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 52 | |
Not satisfied | 22 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 42 | |
Difficult to say | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
10. Are the procedures and basis of the tax service understandable to you?
(Poland 2010, Russia 2010, Ukraine 2010 Surveys: Only asked of those who answered yes to Question #6.)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 48 | 58 | 49 | 24 | |||||
No | 48 | 38 | 47 | 55 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 4 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
11. Can one always count on the assistance of bureaucrats in the tax office?
(Poland 2010, Russia 2010, Ukraine 2010 Surveys: Only asked of those who answered yes to Question #6.)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 64 | 36 | 31 | 25 | |||||
No | 31 | 54 | 63 | 44 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 5 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
12. Does contact with the tax service take up a lot of time?
(Poland 2010, Russia 2010, Ukraine 2010 Surveys: Only asked of those who answered yes to Question #6.)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 37 | 73 | 75 | 37 | |||||
No | 62 | 23 | 20 | 16 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 1 | 4 | 5 | 37 |
13. Do many or few people evade taxes in your country?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Many | 69 | 65 | 77 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 72 | 74 |
Few | 17 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
There are no such people | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Difficult to answer | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
14. What do you think encourages people more to pay taxes: a sense of civic responsibility or fear of punishment for evasion?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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A sense of civic responsibility | 27 | 22 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 40 | ||
A fear of punishment | 69 | 73 | 49 | 52 | 49 | 54 | 50 | ||
Difficult to answer | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
15. Some people believe that tax evasion is unacceptable in any case. Others believe that there are situations in which it is permissible to evade taxes. With which opinion – the first or the second – do you agree?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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With the first | 49 | 53 | 30 | 53 | 47 | 53 | 48 | ||
With the second | 37 | 35 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 34 | ||
Difficult to answer | 14 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
16. Is it possible that you would evade taxes if you were sure that you could get away with it?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 53 | 47 | 40 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 29 | 39 | 14 |
No | 34 | 45 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 41 | 81 |
Difficult to say | 14 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 5 |
17. Is it possible that you could avoid paying taxes if you knew for sure that you would not receive a serious punishment?
(Ukraine 2005: Is it possible that you could avoid paying taxes if you knew for sure that you would not have to go to jail and would not have to pay a large fine?)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 44 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 14 | ||
No | 49 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 81 | ||
Difficult to say | 8 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
18. Do you pay taxes only because you know that you will be punished by the state if you don't?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 55 | 47 | 38 | 44 | 35 | 43 | |||
No | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 40 | |||
Difficult to say | 8 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 17 |
19. Is it possible that you could avoid paying taxes, if you were sure, that there would be no punishment, but your friends, acquaintances and co-workers would know and wouldn't approve?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 40 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 9 | ||
No | 50 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 84 | ||
Difficult to say | 10 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 6 |
20. Would a majority of people avoid paying taxes, if they thought that they would not receive any punishment?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 88 | 71 | 75 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 73 | ||
No | 6 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 25 | ||
Difficult to say | 6 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
21. Should a citizen always follow the tax laws, even if s/he considers them to be unfair?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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A citizen should always follow the tax laws | 79 | 81 | 71 | 74 | 57 | 64 | 59 | 61 | 91 |
A citizen should not always follow the tax laws | 14 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
Difficult to say | 7 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
22. Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes, I would follow the tax laws | 83 | 77 | 53 | 52 | 36 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 75 |
No, I would not follow the tax laws | 6 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 22 |
Difficult to say | 10 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 3 |
23. Would a majority of taxpayers follow the tax laws even if they did not consider them to be fair?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 63 | ||||||||
No | 31 | ||||||||
Difficult to say | 5 |
24. Are you confident that the tax service would never try to take more money from you than it should?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 56 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 24 | |||
No | 31 | 40 | 35 | 51 | 48 | 50 | |||
Difficult to say | 14 | 20 | 32 | 22 | 28 | 26 |
25. How do you suppose, does the ordinary citizen have a possibility to defend his or her interests before the co-workers of the tax service or does he or she not have such a possibility?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 34 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 19 | |||
No | 53 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 60 | 56 | |||
Difficult to say | 13 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 26 |
26. Are the tax laws in your country fair?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 21 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 72 | |||
No | 62 | 45 | 61 | 63 | 68 | 18 | |||
Difficult to Say | 14 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 10 |
27. Is your country's tax system simple or complicated?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Simple | 18 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 19 | ||||
Complicated | 72 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 77 | ||||
Difficult to Say | 10 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 4 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 40 | 44 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 23 | |
No | 44 | 44 | 23 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 69 | |
Difficult to Say | 16 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 7 |
29. Do you feel that when you pay taxes, the money is returned to you and your close ones through government expenditures?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 45 | 43 | 15 | 41 | 41 | ||||
No | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | |||||
No answer | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | |||||
No/no answer | 85 |
30. Do you feel that when you pay taxes, honestly earned wages are seized from you?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 60 | 52 | 19 | 41 | 41 | ||||
No | 32 | 30 | 40 | 37 | |||||
No answer | 8 | 18 | 19 | 22 | |||||
No/no answer | . | 81 |
31. Do you feel that when you pay taxes, you are supporting those who need such money more?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 49 | 45 | 14 | 44 | 45 | ||||
No | 42 | 39 | 40 | 35 | |||||
No answer | 9 | 15 | 15 | 19 | |||||
No/no answer | 86 |
32. When you pay taxes, are you proud to be a part of the financial power of the state?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 43 | 40 | 12 | 35 | 32 | ||||
No | 48 | 40 | 45 | 45 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 10 | 19 | 20 | 23 | |||||
No/no answer | 88 |
33. When you pay taxes, do you think that all the money will be stolen by bureaucrats anyway?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 39 | 52 | 22 | 52 | 55 | ||||
No | 52 | 30 | 28 | 24 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 9 | 18 | 20 | 21 | |||||
No/no answer | 76 |
34. When you pay taxes, do you think that while taxpayers' money is not stolen, it is not distributed as you would like?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 70 | 61 | 22 | 60 | 53 | ||||
No | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 11 | 20 | 19 | 23 | |||||
No/no answer | 78 |
35. How satisfied are you with how the state spends taxpayers’ money?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Satisfied | 18 | 18 | 9 | 6 | |||||
Not satisfied | 70 | 61 | 75 | 77 | |||||
Difficult to say | 12 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correct answer* | 22 | 38 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | ||
I don't know | 63 | 21 | 52 | 39 | 73 | 68 | 68 | ||
Incorrect answer | 16 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 8 | ||
Difficult to say | 0 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
No response | 24 |
* 13% for Russia in 2004 and 2010 and for Ukraine in 2005. 15% for Ukraine in 2010 and 2012. Either 15% or 20% for Ukraine in 2015 (15% for monthly income not exceeding 10 minimum salaries (UAH 12,180) and 20% for income that exceeds that amount.) For Poland in 2010, responses of 18, 19 or 32% or a combination thereof were considered ‘correct,’ as PIT is progressive with an individual rate of 18% or 32%. Individuals also can choose, under certain conditions, to pay a flat rate of 19% on business income.
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correct answer* | 34 | 12 | 32 | 23 | |||||
I don't know | 45 | 74 | 63 | 61 | |||||
Incorrect answer | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | |||||
Difficult to say | 0 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
No response |
* In 2010, it was 22% in Poland, 18% in Russia and 20% Ukraine. In 2015 it was also 20% in Ukraine.
38. Is it necessary to increase, reduce, modify or outright cancel the personal income tax on individuals?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Need to increase | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Don't need to modify | 30 | 38 | 21 | 15 | |||||
Need to reduce | 48 | 38 | 44 | 52 | |||||
Need to cancel outright | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||
I don't know this tax | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 8 | 13 | 21 | 19 |
39. Is it necessary to increase, reduce, modify or outright cancel the company payroll charges?
(Poland 2010 Survey: ‘Company contributions to social, pension and medical insurance (ZUS)’; Russian 2010 Survey: ‘Company deductions for social, pension and health insurance.’)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Need to increase | 7 | 29 | 7 | 6 | |||||
Don't need to modify | 34 | 40 | 20 | 17 | |||||
Need to reduce | 41 | 12 | 40 | 44 | |||||
Need to cancel outright | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
I don't know this tax | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 9 | 15 | 22 | 21 |
40. Is it necessary to increase, reduce, modify or outright cancel the single tax for individual entrepreneurs?
(Poland 2010 Survey: ‘Uniform tax for individuals engaged in economic activities (PIT 5L).’)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Need to increase | 3 | 15 | 9 | 7 | |||||
Don't need to modify | 32 | 36 | 27 | 21 | |||||
Need to reduce | 29 | 18 | 32 | 37 | |||||
Need to cancel outright | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
I don't know this tax | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 13 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Need to increase | 11 | 18 | 12 | 12 | |||||
Don't need to modify | 30 | 37 | 21 | 20 | |||||
Need to reduce | 19 | 14 | 31 | 33 | |||||
Need to cancel outright | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
I don't know this tax | 24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 13 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Need to increase | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Don't need to modify | 29 | 31 | 16 | 14 | |||||
Need to reduce | 53 | 23 | 37 | 45 | |||||
Need to cancel outright | 6 | 7 | 15 | 15 | |||||
I don't know this tax | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 6 | 30 | 23 | 21 |
43. Is it necessary to increase, reduce, modify or outright cancel the excise duties on alcoholic beverages and tobacco?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Need to increase | 28 | 37 | 26 | 23 | |||||
Don't need to modify | 33 | 30 | 22 | 23 | |||||
Need to reduce | 26 | 14 | 28 | 29 | |||||
Need to cancel outright | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||
I don't know this tax | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 56 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 70 | |
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 27 | 29 | 23 | 50 | 45 | 53 | 20 | ||
No, I don't trust | 37 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 5 | |
Difficult to answer | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 17 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 55 | ||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 32 | 31 | 64 | 55 | 56 | 27 | |||
No, I don't trust | 71 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 12 | ||
Difficult to answer | 12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 31 | 33 | 59 | ||||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 29 | 30 | 23 | ||||||
No, I don't trust | 35 | 21 | 9 | ||||||
Difficult to answer | 5 | 15 | 9 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 21 | 28 | 42 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 62 | ||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 32 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 24 | 23 | |||
No, I don't trust | 70 | 37 | 19 | 37 | 39 | 66 | 9 | ||
Difficult to answer | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 34 | 62 | 70 | ||||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 27 | 22 | 20 | ||||||
No, I don't trust | 36 | 13 | 6 | ||||||
Difficult to answer | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 33 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 60 | ||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 26 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 24 | ||||
No, I don't trust | 29 | 31 | 50 | 69 | 10 | ||||
Difficult to Answer | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
(Poland 2010 Survey: ‘Policja’; Russia 2010, Ukraine 2010 and 2015 Surveys: ‘Militsiya’; Russian Tax Officials Survey: ‘Politsiya’)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 44 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 50 | ||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 28 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 28 | ||||
No, I don't trust | 24 | 44 | 53 | 64 | 16 | ||||
Difficult to answer | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 53 | ||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 37 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 29 | ||||
No, I don't trust | 29 | 51 | 56 | 70 | 12 | ||||
Difficult to answer | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 58 | ||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 27 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 27 | ||||
No, I don't trust | 26 | 32 | 55 | 72 | 9 | ||||
Difficult to answer | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
53. Do you trust the regional (oblast, wojewod) state administration?
(Russia 2010 Survey: ‘Leader of your oblast (krai, republic).’)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 29 | 42 | 11 | 60 | |||||
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't | 29 | 33 | 32 | 24 | |||||
No, I don't trust | 21 | 19 | 45 | 11 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 21 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Always, almost always | 18 | 26 | 10 | 6 | |||||
Sometimes | 62 | 52 | 49 | 43 | |||||
Almost never, never | 15 | 13 | 34 | 34 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
55. Does your state fulfil its obligations to its citizens?
(Ukraine 2005: Does your government fulfil its obligations to its citizens?)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 21 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 47 | ||
Sometimes yes, sometimes no | 50 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 37 | ||
No | 26 | 27 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 14 | ||
Difficult to say | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
56. Do you think you can trust your state to do what is right?
(Ukraine 2005: Do you think you can trust your government to do what is right?)
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 21 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 50 | ||
Sometimes yes, sometimes no | 50 | 52 | 32 | 49 | 40 | 43 | 31 | ||
No | 26 | 13 | 51 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 7 | ||
Difficult to say | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
57. Does the state relate to all citizens in an equal, fair manner?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 51 | |||
No | 75 | 73 | 81 | 79 | 87 | 45 | |||
Difficult to say | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
58. Does the state protect you?
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 43 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 71 | |||
No | 43 | 48 | 64 | 63 | 68 | 21 | |||
Difficult to say | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Well | 27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 47 | ||||
Poorly | 46 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 34 | ||||
Not at all | 15 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 10 | ||||
Difficult to say | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
60. How would you assess the current political system in your country? Give your answer on a scale from ‘1’ to ‘7,’ where ‘1’ means that the political system is very bad, and ‘7’ – very good.
Poland 2004 | Poland 2010 | Russia 2004 | Russia 2010 | Ukraine 2005 | Ukraine 2010 | Ukraine 2012 | Ukraine 2015 | Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 27 | |||||
2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 20 | |||||
3 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 22 | |||||
4 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 15 | |||||
5 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | |||||
6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||||
7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
Difficult to answer | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
61. Generally speaking, do you think the events in your country are developing in the right or wrong direction?
Appendix II: Russian Public Officials Survey of Tax and Social Welfare Bureaucrats, 2011
In Russia, the Public Opinion Foundation carried out this survey, designed by this author, from 10 August to 25 October 2011, of 1,015 public officials, of whom 39.5 per cent were tax officials. Also surveyed were those working in the government services responsible for childcare benefits (20.9 per cent of those surveyed), unemployment benefits (19.8 per cent) and registration of property (19.8 per cent.)
With respect to the status of the officials, 20–30 per cent were federal officials, heads of regional offices and their deputies or heads of city departments or their deputies, and 70–80 per cent were officials of middle and lower units.
All survey responses are rounded to the closest per cent.
blank = not asked
1. Has the tax pressure on business over the last two to three years on average increased, decreased or not changed?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|
Increased | 31 |
Decreased | 33 |
Not Changed | 23 |
Difficult to Say | 13 |
2. If an enterprise were to fulfil all the demands of the tax organs, would it be ruined?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Yes | 22 |
No | 71 |
Difficult to Say | 7 |
3. Are inspectors unable to ‘catch out’ those who fail to comply with the requirements of the tax organs?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|
Yes, they are unable | 32 |
No, they are able | 63 |
Difficult to say | 5 |
4. Is the job of the tax inspectors to replenish the budget at any cost?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|
Yes | 48 |
No | 48 |
Difficult to say | 3 |
5. Can anyone easily hide his or her income?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|
Yes | 31 |
No | 63 |
Difficult to say | 6 |
6. With which enterprises, agencies have you most of all had work over the past year?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
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Small enterprises | 38 |
State agencies | 27 |
Medium-sized, private enterprises | 43 |
Large, private enterprises | 26 |
State enterprises | 18 |
Other | 11 |
I did not have work with enterprises, agencies | 9 |
Difficult to say | 1 |
7. According to which indicators is your work assessed?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|
Amount of fines, penalties collected | 21 |
Quantity of on-site inspections conducted (considering the size of the enterprise) | 20 |
Effectiveness of on-site inspections conducted | 31 |
Quantity of in-office inspections (desk audits) conducted (considering the size of the enterprise) | 20 |
Effectiveness of in-office inspections (desk audits) conducted | 31 |
Quantity of violations uncovered | 30 |
Quantity of cases opened (prosecutions) regarding administrative violations | 14 |
Amount of taxes collected | 44 |
Another Indicator | 29 |
Difficult to say | 11 |
8. To what extent do these factors reduce the effectiveness of your organization in collecting taxes?
Russian tax officials 2011 | |
---|---|
Poor awareness among businesses about the rules and procedures of taxation | |
Significantly reduces | 28 |
Insignificantly reduces | 44 |
Does not reduce | 18 |
Difficult to say | 9 |
Dishonesty of business in dealing with your organization | |
Significantly reduces | 55 |
Insignificantly reduces | 27 |
Does not reduce | 7 |
Difficult to say | 10 |
9. Generally, according to which standards is your professional activity assessed? (Any number of answers.)
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of fulfilled tasks given by superiors | 54 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 52 |
Number of documents processed | 50 | 48 | 42 | 66 | 51 |
Number of clients/visitors served | 27 | 44 | 43 | 35 | 35 |
Quality of administrative services provided | 46 | 60 | 61 | 44 | 51 |
Positive evaluations by citizens, clients, visitors | 42 | 54 | 41 | 44 | 45 |
Timeliness of fulfilled tasks | 67 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 64 |
Other | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Not assessed by any evaluation standard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Difficult to say | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
10. What methods of encouragement used for employees who excel in your organization? (Any number of answers.)
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial incentives, bonuses | 89 | 71 | 80 | 76 | 81 |
Promotion | 57 | 34 | 39 | 35 | 44 |
Announcement of gratitude | 79 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 73 |
Other | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
No incentives exist | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Difficult to say | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
11. From the factors listed below, please select no more than five that, in your opinion, restrict your organization from working effectively.
12. Has your organization been inspected in the last two years by representatives of any of following authorities? (Any number of answers.)
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internal, immediately-superior supervisory bodies | 88 | 69 | 84 | 62 | 78 |
Offices of the Public Prosecutor | 58 | 50 | 72 | 82 | 64 |
Audit Chamber | 12 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 16 |
Offices of Rosfinnadzor (Federal Finance Inspectorate) | 6 | 26 | 43 | 16 | 20 |
Inspectorates or offices of finance and budget oversight of the regional administration | 11 | 34 | 35 | 13 | 21 |
Independent audit | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Internal audit | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Other | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
No one | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Difficult to say | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
13. Has anyone in your organization been penalized or sanctioned in the last two years for any of the following? (Any number of answers.)
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unsuitability for the position being occupied | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
Non-fulfilment or violation of duties | 47 | 24 | 30 | 46 | 39 |
Overstepping one's official authority | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Taking bribes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Other | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
No one has been | 29 | 61 | 52 | 30 | 40 |
Difficult to say | 18 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 16 |
14. In the organization where I work, all citizens who request services are treated equally.
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree | 94 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 92 |
Disagree | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Difficult to say | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15. The majority of citizens understand how decisions are made in the organization in which I work and in which their requests are reviewed.
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 79 | 76 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
No | 16 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
Difficult to say | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
16. Has the quality of government services provided by your organization increased or decreased over the past five years?
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increased | 90 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 87 |
Remained the same | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Decreased | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17. How has the level of professionalism of the co-workers of your organization changed over the past five years?
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Increased/more operatively | 82 | 66 | 83 | 78 | 78 |
Remained the same | 8 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
Decreased/less operatively | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Difficult to say | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
18. What is your job position?
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head of the institution (organization, agency) | 5 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
Deputy head of the institution (organization, agency) | 19 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Head of department (or other structural government division) of an institution (organization, agency) | 18 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 22 |
Deputy head of department (or of a structural unit) of an institution (organizations, agency) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Assistant (advisor, consultant) of the head of the institution (organization, agency) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Chief specialist-expert | 3 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
Leading specialist-expert | 4 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
Specialist-expert | 3 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
Chief state inspector | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Senior state inspector | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
State inspector | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Senior specialist (specialist 1st category) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Specialist (specialist 2nd or 3rd category) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Other position | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Difficult to say | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19. Do you have official job regulations? And if so, are they clear and understandable?
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely unclear, unintelligible | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Largely unclear, unintelligible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mostly clear, understandable | 26 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 27 |
Absolutely clear and understandable | 70 | 70 | 58 | 67 | 67 |
No official job regulations | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Difficult to say | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
20. To what extent is your activity regulated?
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolutely not regulated | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Largely not regulated | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Mostly regulated | 43 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 46 |
Absolutely everything is regulated | 55 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 50 |
Difficult to say | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
21. In your opinion, how well developed are the mechanisms for responding to citizen complaints about violations in your office's work?
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weakly | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Strongly | 93 | 89 | 90 | 87 | 90 |
Difficult to say | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
22. Indicate which of the following factors influence your decision to work in the public sector, to be public servants. Choose the most significant factors. (Choose up to five responses.)
Russian tax officials 2011 | Russian childcare officials 2011 | Russian unemployment officials 2011 | Russian registry officials 2011 | All Russian officials 2011 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, I trust | 53 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 48 |
Sometimes I trust, sometimes I don't trust | 29 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 30 |
No, I don't trust | 12 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
Difficult to say | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Appendix III: Suggested Minimal Tax Compliance Levels for 2010–2015 Surveys
Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair? No Yes Are the tax laws in your country fair? No 12% 60% N = 197 N = 973 Yes 4% 24% N = 58 N = 395
The table suggests that at least 12 per cent of Poles in 2010 do not have intentions to comply with their country's tax laws. No Mean Replacement: Not included in this table are 398 respondents who did not provide an answer to either one or both of these two questions.
Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair? | |||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Are the tax laws in your country fair? | No | 21% | 36% |
N = 423 | N = 717 | ||
Yes | 15% | 28% | |
N = 296 | N = 548 |
The table suggests that at least 21 per cent of Russians in 2010 do not have intentions to comply with their country's tax laws. No Mean Replacement: Not included in this table are 1,023 respondents who did not provide an answer to either one or both of these two questions.
Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair? | |||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Are the tax laws in your country fair? | No | 37% | 38% |
N = 998 | N = 1004 | ||
Yes | 15% | 10% | |
N = 406 | N = 259 |
The table suggests that at least 37 per cent of Ukrainians in 2010 do not have intentions to comply with their country's tax laws. No Mean Replacement: Not included in this table are 1,348 respondents who did not provide an answer to either one or both of these two questions.
Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair? | |||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Are the tax laws in your country fair? | No | 42% | 36% |
N = 534 | N = 458 | ||
Yes | 7% | 14% | |
N = 94 | N = 177 |
The table suggests that at least 42 per cent of Ukrainians in 2012 do not have intentions to comply with their country's tax laws. No Mean Replacement: Not included in this table are 745 respondents who did not provide an answer to either one or both of these two questions.
Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair? | |||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Are the tax laws in your country fair? | No | 37% | 47% |
N = 981 | N = 1222 | ||
Yes | 6% | 10% | |
N = 148 | N = 272 |
The table suggests that at least 37 per cent of Ukrainians in 2015 do not have intentions to comply with their country's tax laws. No Mean Replacement: Not included in this table are 1,402 respondents who did not provide an answer to either one or both of these two questions.
Would you follow the tax laws even if you do not consider them to be fair? | |||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
Are the tax laws in your country fair? | No | 6% | 13% |
N = 22 | N = 46 | ||
Yes | 16% | 65% | |
N = 56 | N = 226 |
The table suggests that at least 6 per cent of Russians tax officials in 2011 do not have intentions to comply with their country's tax laws. No Mean Replacement: Not included in this table are 37 tax official respondents who did not provide an answer to either one or both of these two questions.
Appendix IV: Poland Taxpayer Compliance Attitudinal Surveys Logit Analysis of Tax Compliance Attitudes (DV = Whether One Would Follow the Tax Laws Even If Personally Considered To Be Unfair) Coefficients and (Standard Errors)307308
Poland 2004 (1) | Poland 2004 (1) (Sub. Eff.) | Poland 2004 (2) | Poland 2004 (2) (Sub. Eff.) | Poland 2010 (1) | Poland 2010 (1) (Sub. Eff.) | |
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Deterrence | ||||||
Evasion OK If could get away with it | −0.27 (0.32) | −0.01 | −0.27 (0.32) | −0.01 | −0.38*** (0.14) | −0.05*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | ||||||
Trusts president | −0.44 (0.44) | −0.03 | −0.42 (0.35) | −0.02 | 0.46** (0.18) | 0.06*** |
Trusts prime minister | ||||||
Trusts parliament | −0.32 (0.68) | −0.02 | −0.31 (0.68) | −0.02 | −0.09 (0.20) | −0.01 |
Trusts government | 1.83** (0.73) | 0.08*** | 1.82** (0.73) | 0.08*** | 0.32 (0.21) | 0.04* |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | 0.04 (0.52) | 0.002 | 0.06 (0.52) | 0.002 | −0.35 (0.24) | −0.05* |
Many people evade taxes | 0.18 (0.50) | 0.01 | 0.17 (0.50) | 0.01 | −0.29 (0.26) | −0.04 |
Prior contact | ||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.30 (0.29) | 0.02 | 0.28 (0.29) | 0.02 | −0.07 (0.13) | −0.01 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||
Income | −0.0005** (0.0002) | −0.02** | −0.0006** (0.0002) | −0.03*** | −0.02 (0.036) | 0.03 |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.23 (0.30) | 0.01 | 0.20 (0.30) | 0.01 | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.01* |
Occupation2 | 0.70 (0.63) | 0.03 | ||||
Male | −0.50* (0.27) | −0.03** | −0.53* (0.28) | −0.03** | −0.16** (0.063) | −0.02*** |
Age | 0.001 (0.008) | 0.002 | 0.001 (0.008) | 0.003 | −0.006 (0.004) | −0.03** |
Education | 0.73 (0.57) | 0.04* | 0.53 (0.59) | 0.03 | −0.42* (0.25) | −0.05* |
Constant | 2.42*** (0.80) | – | 2.48*** (0.79) | – | 2.60*** (0.39) | – |
N | 886 | 886 | 886 | 886 | 1,861 | 1,861 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01 See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable is shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are changes in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables held even at their mean.
1 The Trust in the State Scale for the Poland 2010 survey is a composite of trust in the president, the prime minister, the Sejm, the Senate and the government and trust in the state to do what is right and trust in the state to fulfil its obligations to its citizens.
2 2004: specialists, managers, self-employed; 2010: white-collar workers, owners.
Poland 2010 (2) | Poland 2010 (2) (Sub. Eff.) | Poland 2010 (3) | Poland 2010 (3) (Sub. Eff.) | Poland 2010 (4) | Poland 2010 (4) (Sub. Eff.) | |
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Deterrence | ||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.39*** (0.14) | −0.05*** | −0.38*** (0.14) | −0.05*** | −0.38*** (0.14) | −0.05*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | 0.29*** (0.08) | 0.04*** | 0.29*** (0.08) | 0.04*** | ||
Trusts president | 0.46*** (0.18) | 0.06*** | ||||
Trusts prime minister | ||||||
Trusts parliament | −0.09 (0.20) | −0.02 | ||||
Trusts government | 0.31 (0.21) | 0.04* | ||||
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.35 (0.24) | −0.05* | −0.33 (0.24) | −0.05* | −0.33 (0.24) | −0.04 |
Many people evade taxes | −0.29 (0.26) | −0.04 | −0.25 (0.26) | −0.03 | −0.25 (0.26) | −0.03 |
Prior contact | ||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.08 (0.13) | −0.009 | −0.05 (0.13) | −0.007 | −0.06 (0.13) | −0.007 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||
Income | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.03 | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.03 | −0.02 (0.04) | 0.03 |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.01** | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.01* | −0.10 (0.06) | −0.01* |
Occupation2 | 0.19 (0.17) | 0.02 | 0.18 (0.17) | 0.02 | ||
Male | −0.15** (0.06) | −0.02*** | −0.15** (0.06) | −0.02*** | −0.15** (0.06) | −0.02** |
Age | −0.007 (0.004) | −0.03** | −0.005 (0.004) | −0.02 | −0.006 (0.004) | −0.03* |
Education | −0.56** (0.28) | −0.08** | −0.38* (0.25) | −0.06* | −0.52* (0.28) | −0.07** |
Constant | 2.65*** (0.40) | – | 2.84*** (0.38) | – | 2.89*** (0.38) | – |
N | 1,861 | 1,861 | 1,861 | 1,861 | 1,861 | 1,861 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Note: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
1 The Trust in the State Scale for the Poland 2010 survey is a composite of trust in the president, the prime minister, the Sejm, the Senate and the government and trust in the state to do what is right and trust in the state to fulfil its obligations to its citizens.
2 2004: specialists, managers, self-employed; 2010: white-collar workers, owners.
Appendix V: Russia Taxpayer Compliance Attitudinal Surveys Logit Analysis of Tax Compliance Attitudes (DV = Whether One Would Follow the Tax Laws Even If Personally Considered To Be Unfair) Coefficients and (Standard Errors)310311
Russia 2004 (1) | Russia 2004 Sub. Eff. (1) | Russia 2004 (2) | Russia 2004 Sub. Eff. (2) | Russia 2010 (1) | Russia 2010 (1) Sub. Eff. | Russia 2010 (2) | Russia 2010 (2) Sub. Eff. | Russia 2010 (3) | Russia 2010 (3) Sub. Eff. | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.97*** (0.12) | −0.22*** | −0.97*** (0.12) | −0.22*** | −0.30*** (0.09) | −0.07*** | −0.30*** (0.09) | −0.07*** | −0.31*** (0.09) | −0.07*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | ||||||||||
Trusts president | 0.58*** (0.19) | 0.13*** | 0.58*** (0.19) | 0.13*** | 0.11 (0.17) | 0.03 | ||||
Trusts prime minister | 0.29* (0.15) | 0.07** | 0.29* (0.15) | 0.07** | ||||||
Trusts parliament | ||||||||||
Trusts government | ||||||||||
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.70*** (0.21) | −0.15*** | −0.69*** (0.21) | −0.15*** | −0.61*** (0.17) | −0.14*** | −0.62*** (0.17) | −0.14*** | −0.63*** (0.17) | −0.14*** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.22 (0.24) | 0.05 | 0.21 (0.24) | 0.05 | −0.25 (0.17) | −0.06* | −0.25 (0.17) | −0.06* | −0.26 (0.17) | −0.06* |
Prior contact | ||||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.19 (0.13) | 0.04* | 0.18 (0.13) | 0.04* | 0.14 (0.12) | 0.03 | 0.13 (0.10) | 0.03* | 0.14 (0.12) | 0.03 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||||
Income | 0.00003 (0.00003) | 0.05 | 0.00003 (0.00003) | 0.04 | 0.002 (0.0014) | 0.005 | −0.003 (0.014) | −0.01 | 0.003 (0.0015) | 0.001 |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.20 (0.16) | 0.04* | 0.21 (0.16) | 0.04* | 0.11 (0.12) | 0.03 | 0.11 (0.12) | 0.02 | 0.11 (0.12) | 0.02 |
Occupation (directors, specialists) | 0.07 (0.19) | 0.01 | 0.02 (0.21) | 0.002 | ||||||
Male | −0.02 (0.11) | −0.004 | −0.02 (0.11) | −0.005 | −0.18** (0.09) | −0.04** | −0.18** (0.09) | −0.04** | −0.19** (0.09) | −0.04** |
Age | 0.01*** (0.003) | 0.08*** | 0.01*** (0.003) | 0.08*** | 0.006** (0.003) | 0.05** | 0.006** (0.003) | 0.05*** | 0.006** (0.003) | 0.05** |
Education | 0.38 (0.23) | 0.09* | 0.36 (0.24) | 0.08* | 0.22 (0.22) | 0.05 | 0.23 (0.23) | 0.05 | 0.20 (0.22) | 0.04 |
Constant | 0.20 (0.36) | – | 0.21 (0.36) | – | 0.68*** (0.26) | – | 0.69** (0.27) | – | 0.82*** (0.27) | – |
N | 1,637 | 1,637 | 1,637 | 1,637 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their mean.
1 The Trust in the State Scale for the Russia 2010 survey includes trust in the president, prime minister, parliament (State Duma) and government and trust in the state to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to its citizens.
Russia 2010 (4) | Russia 2010 (4) Sub. Eff | Russia 2010 (5) | Russia 2010 (5) Sub. Eff. | Russia 2010 (6) | Russia 2010 (6) Sub. Eff | Russia 2010 (7) | Russia 2010 (7) Sub. Eff | Russia 2010 (8) | Russia 2010 (8) Sub. Eff | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.31*** (0.09) | −0.07*** | −0.30*** (0.09) | −0.07*** | −0.30*** (0.09) | −0.07*** | −0.29*** (0.09) | −0.07*** | −0.29*** (0.09) | −0.06*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | 0.16*** (0.06) | 0.03*** | 0.15*** (0.06) | 0.03*** | ||||||
Trusts president | 0.11 (0.17) | 0.03 | −0.51* (0.27) | −0.12** | −0.51* (0.27) | −0.11** | ||||
Trusts prime minister | 0.41* (0.25) | 0.10** | 0.41* (0.25) | 0.10* | ||||||
Trusts parliament | 0.54*** (0.19) | 0.12*** | 0.54*** (0.19) | 0.12*** | ||||||
Trusts government | ||||||||||
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.63*** (0.17) | −0.15*** | −0.60*** (0.17) | −0.14*** | −0.60*** (0.17) | −0.14*** | −0.59*** (0.17) | −0.14*** | −0.59*** (0.17) | −0.13*** |
Many people evade | −0.25 (0.17) | −0.06** | −0.21 (0.17) | −0.05* | −0.21 (0.17) | −0.05 | −0.21 (0.17) | −0.04 | −0.21 (0.17) | −0.05 |
Prior contact | ||||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.13 (0.10) | 0.03 | 0.15 (0.12) | 0.03* | 0.14 (0.10) | 0.03* | 0.13 (0.12) | 0.03 | 0.14 (0.10) | 0.03* |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||||
Income | −0.002 (0.014) | −0.009 | 0.00007 (0.001) | 0.0003 | −0.001 (0.01) | −0.003 | −0.00007 (0.0015) | −0.0005 | −0.002 (0.01) | −0.009 |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.11 (0.12) | 0.02 | 0.10 (0.12) | 0.02 | 0.09 (0.12) | 0.02 | 0.10 (0.12) | 0.02 | 0.10 (0.12) | 0.02 |
Occupation (directors, specialists) | 0.02 (0.21) | 0.001 | 0.002 (0.21) | 0.001 | 0.007 (0.21) | −0.001 | ||||
Male | −0.18** (0.09) | −0.04** | −0.17** (0.09) | −0.04** | −0.17* (0.09) | −0.04** | −0.17** (0.09) | −0.04** | −0.17** (0.09) | −0.04** |
Age | 0.006** (0.003) | 0.05** | 0.007** (0.003) | 0.05*** | 0.007** (0.003) | 0.05*** | 0.006** (0.003) | 0.05*** | 0.006** (0.003) | 0.05*** |
Education | 0.21 (0.23) | 0.05 | 0.21 (0.22) | 0.05 | 0.21 (0.23) | 0.05 | 0.23 (0.22) | 0.06 | 0.24 (0.23) | 0.06 |
Constant | 0.83*** (0.28) | – | 0.65** (0.28) | – | 0.65** (0.29) | – | 0.81*** (0.24) | – | 0.82*** (0.25) | – |
N | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 | 2,471 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable are shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
1 The Trust in the State Scale for the Russia 2010 survey includes trust in the president, prime minister, parliament (State Duma) and government and trust in the state to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to its citizens.
Appendix VI: Ukraine Taxpayer Compliance Attitudinal Surveys Logit Analysis of Tax Compliance Attitudes (DV = Whether One Would Follow the Tax Laws Even If Personally Considered To Be Unfair) Coefficients and (Standard Errors)313314315
Ukraine 2005 (1) | Ukraine 2005 (1) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2005 (2) | Ukraine 2005 (2) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2005 (3) | Ukraine 2005 (3) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2005 (4) | Ukraine 2005 (4) Sub. Effects | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.48*** (0.08) | −0.12*** | −0.49*** (0.08) | −0.12*** | −0.47*** (0.08) | −0.12*** | −0.47*** (0.08) | −0.12*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | 0.09** (0.04) | 0.02** | 0.09** (0.04) | 0.02** | ||||
Trusts president | 0.10 (0.19) | 0.03 | 0.14 (0.19) | 0.03 | ||||
Trusts prime minister | ||||||||
Trusts parliament | −0.09 (0.21) | −0.02 | −0.11 (0.21) | −0.03 | ||||
Trusts government | 0.16 (0.25) | 0.04 | 0.15 (0.25) | 0.04 | ||||
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.43*** (0.16) | −0.11*** | −0.44*** (0.16) | −0.11*** | −0.39** (0.16) | −0.09*** | −0.41*** (0.16) | −0.10*** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.12 (0.16) | 0.03 | 0.13 (0.16) | 0.03 | 0.11 (0.16) | 0.03 | 0.12 (0.16) | 0.03 |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.06 (0.11) | −0.02 | −0.04 (0.11) | −0.01 | −0.11 (0.11) | −0.03 | −0.08 (0.11) | −0.02 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.51** (0.22) | 0.05** | 0.54** (0.22) | 0.05*** | 0.46** (0.22) | 0.04** | 0.49** (0.22) | 0.05** |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.32** (0.15) | −0.08** | −0.26 (0.16) | −0.07** | −0.26* (0.15) | −0.06** | −0.19 (0.16) | −0.05 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | −0.24 (0.18) | −0.06 | −0.26 (0.18) | −0.06* | ||||
Male | −0.10 (0.08) | −0.03 | −0.08 (0.08) | −0.02 | −0.06 (0.08) | −0.02 | −0.05 (0.08) | −0.01 |
Age | 0.002 (0.002) | 0.02 | 0.002 (0.002) | 0.02 | 0.002 (0.002) | 0.02 | 0.002 (0.002) | 0.02 |
Education | 0.34** (0.18) | 0.08** | 0.37** (0.19) | 0.09*** | 0.42** (0.18) | 0.11*** | 0.46** (0.18) | 0.11*** |
Constant | −0.08 (0.24) | – | −0.11 (0.24) | – | −0.03 (0.23) | – | −0.06 (0.23) | – |
N | 2,891 | 2,891 | 2,873 | 2,873 | 2,891 | 2,891 | 2,873 | 2,873 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable is shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables are shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables are held even at their mean.
1 The Trust in the State scale for the Ukraine 2005 survey is a composite of trust in the president, parliament and government and of trust in the government to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to citizens. The Trust in the State scale for the Ukraine 2010 and 2015 surveys includes trust in the president, the parliament and the government and trust in the state to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to citizens.
Ukraine 2010 (1) | Ukraine 2010 (1) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2010 (2) | Ukraine 2010 (2) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2010 (3) | Ukraine 2010 (3) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2010 (4) | Ukraine 2010 (4) Sub. Effects | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.12 (0.08) | −0.03* | −0.12 (0.08) | −0.03* | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.03* | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.03* |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | 0.32*** (0.04) | 0.08*** | 0.33*** (0.04) | 0.08*** | ||||
Trusts president | 0.001 (0.21) | −0.0002 | 0.002 (0.21) | 0.001 | ||||
Trusts prime minister | ||||||||
Trusts parliament | 0.50** (0.24) | 0.13*** | 0.51** (0.24) | 0.13*** | ||||
Trusts government | 0.39 (0.26) | 0.09* | 0.39 (0.26) | 0.09* | ||||
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.46*** (0.15) | −0.11*** | −0.46*** (0.15) | −0.11*** | −0.43*** (0.15) | −0.10*** | −0.43*** (0.15) | −0.10*** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.12 (0.15) | 0.03 | 0.11 (0.15) | 0.03 | 0.11 (0.15) | 0.03 | 0.12 (0.15) | 0.03 |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.15 (0.11) | −0.04* | −0.18 (0.12) | −0.04* | −0.14 (0.11) | −0.04* | −0.17 (0.12) | −0.04* |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.21 (0.32) | 0.05 | 0.23 (0.32) | 0.05 | 0.19 (0.32) | 0.05 | 0.21 (0.32) | 0.05 |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.06** (0.024) | −0.01*** | −0.06** (0.024) | −0.01*** | −0.06** (0.02) | −0.01*** | −0.06** (0.02) | −0.01*** |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | 0.13 (0.17) | 0.03 | 0.12 (0.17) | 0.03 | ||||
Male | −0.03 (0.07) | −0.007 | −0.03 (0.07) | −0.008 | −0.02 (0.07) | −0.005 | −0.03 (0.07) | −0.006 |
Age | 0.0009 (0.002) | 0.008 | 0.0009 (0.002) | 0.008 | 0.0007 (0.002) | 0.006 | 0.0008 (0.002) | 0.006 |
Education | 0.16 (0.18) | 0.04 | 0.14 (0.18) | 0.04 | 0.17 (0.18) | 0.04 | 0.15 (0.18) | 0.04 |
Constant | −0.08 (0.22) | – | −0.08 (0.22) | – | 0.28 (0.21) | – | 0.29 (0.21) | – |
N | 3,221 | 3,221 | 3,212 | 3,212 | 3,221 | 3,221 | 3,212 | 3,212 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnote #28 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Note: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable is shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables are shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables are held even at their means.
1 The Trust in the State scale for the Ukraine 2005 survey is a composite of trust in the president and parliament and in government and trust in the government to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to citizens. The Trust in the State scale for the Ukraine 2010 and 2015 surveys includes trust in the president, the parliament and the government and trust in the state to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to citizens.
Ukraine 2015 (1) | Ukraine 2015 (1) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2015 (2) | Ukraine 2015 (2) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2015 (3) | Ukraine 2015 (3) Sub. Effects | Ukraine 2015 (4) | Ukraine 2015 (4) Sub. Effects | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.40*** (0.08) | −0.10*** | −0.39*** (0.08) | −0.09*** | −0.40*** (0.08) | −0.10*** | −0.39*** (0.08) | −0.10*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trust in the State scale1 | 0.21*** (0.05) | 0.05*** | 0.21*** (0.05) | 0.05*** | ||||
Trusts president | 0.74*** (0.20) | 0.18*** | 0.74*** (0.20) | 0.18*** | ||||
Trusts prime minister | ||||||||
Trusts parliament | −0.37 (0.28) | −0.09* | −0.36 (0.28) | −0.09 | ||||
Trusts government | 0.23 (0.26) | 0.05 | 0.22 (0.26) | 0.05 | ||||
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.43*** (0.14) | −0.11*** | −0.42*** (0.14) | −0.10*** | −0.45*** (0.14) | −0.11*** | −0.44*** (0.14) | −0.11*** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.69*** (0.15) | 0.17*** | 0.71*** (0.15) | 0.17*** | 0.68*** (0.15) | 0.17*** | 0.71*** (0.15) | 0.17*** |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.03 (0.10) | 0.006 | 0.03 (0.10) | 0.006 | 0.02 (0.10) | 0.004 | 0.02 (0.10) | 0.004 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.44* (0.25) | 0.10** | 0.45* (0.25) | 0.11** | 0.43* (0.25) | 0.10* | 0.44* (0.25) | 0.10** |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.08 (0.13) | 0.02 | 0.08 (0.13) | 0.02 | 0.06 (0.14) | 0.02 | 0.06 (0.14) | 0.01 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | −0.007 (0.19) | −0.004 | 0.006 (0.19) | 0.002 | ||||
Male | −0.09 (0.07) | −0.02 | −0.08 (0.07) | −0.02 | −0.09 (0.07) | −0.02 | −0.08 (0.07) | −0.02 |
Age | 0.004* (0.002) | 0.04** | 0.005** (0.002) | 0.04** | 0.005** (0.002) | 0.04** | 0.005** (0.002) | 0.04 |
Education | 0.09 (0.18) | 0.02 | 0.09 (0.18) | 0.02 | 0.11 (0.18) | 0.03 | 0.11 (0.18) | 0.02 |
Constant | −0.36 (0.22) | – | −0.18 (0.21) | – | −0.35 (0.22) | – | −0.18 (0.21) | – |
N | 3,157 | 3,157 | 3,157 | 3,157 | 3,134 | 3,134 | 3,134 | 3,134 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable is shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables are shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables are held even at their means.
1 The Trust in the State scale for the Ukraine 2005 survey is a composite of trust in the president, in parliament and in government and trust in the government to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to citizens. The Trust in the State scale for the Ukraine 2010 and 2015 surveys includes trust in the president, the parliament and the government and trust in the state to do what is right and to fulfil its obligations to citizens.
Appendix VII: Ukraine Taxpayer Compliance Attitudinal Surveys – By Region Logit Analysis of Tax Compliance Attitudes (DV = Whether One Would Follow the Tax Laws Even If Personally Considered to Be Unfair) Coefficients and (Standard Errors)317318319320321322323324325
Catholic Ukraine 2005 | Catholic Ukraine 2005 Sub. Effects | Non-Catholic Ukraine 2005 | Non-Catholic Ukraine 2005 Sub. Effects | West Ukraine 2005 | West Ukraine 2005 Sub. Effects | Far West 2005 | Far West 2005 Sub. Effects | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.54* (0.29) | −0.13** | −0.46*** (0.09) | −0.12*** | −0.38** (0.18) | −0.10** | −1.02*** (0.25) | −0.25*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −0.84 (0.76) | −0.16 | 0.05 (0.20) | 0.01 | −0.12 (0.43) | −0.03 | −1.82*** (0.60) | −0.41*** |
Trusts parliament | 2.68*** (0.82) | 0.54*** | −0.27 (0.22) | −0.07* | 1.20** (0.47) | 0.29*** | 1.83*** (0.63) | 0.41*** |
Trusts government | −1.43 (0.99) | −0.30* | 0.25 (0.26) | 0.06 | −0.39 (0.57) | −0.10 | −0.11 (0.78) | −0.03 |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | 0.17 (0.59) | 0.05 | −0.52*** (0.17) | −0.13*** | −0.38 (0.33) | −0.09 | 0.29 (0.45) | 0.06 |
Many people evade taxes | −0.57 (0.68) | −0.11 | 0.16 (0.17) | 0.04 | 0.55 (0.38) | 0.13* | 0.62 (0.52) | 0.15 |
Contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.40 (0.50) | 0.08 | −0.06 (0.11) | −0.01 | −0.05 (0.26) | −0.01 | 0.26 (0.38) | 0.06 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | −1.30 (0.80) | −0.11* | 0.66*** (0.23) | 0.06*** | −0.20 (0.47) | −0.02 | −0.59 (0.61) | −0.06 |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.70 (0.57) | −0.16 | −0.29* (0.15) | −0.07** | −0.28 (0.32) | −0.07 | −0.45 (0.42) | −0.10 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.27 (0.26) | −0.06 | −0.09 (0.08) | −0.02 | −0.28* (0.16) | −0.07** | −0.29 (0.21) | −0.07* |
Age | −0.01 (0.009) | −0.10* | 0.003 (0.002) | 0.03* | −0.003 (0.005) | −0.03 | −0.004 (0.007) | −0.03 |
Education | −0.52 (0.68) | −0.11 | 0.36* (0.19) | 0.09*** | −0.17 (0.39) | −0.04 | −0.69 (0.51) | −0.16* |
Constant | 2.59** (1.01) | – | −0.18 (0.25) | – | 0.14 (0.58) | – | 0.95 (0.77) | – |
N | 279 | 279 | 2618 | 2618 | 643 | 643 | 417 | 417 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 47.37 | – | 34.57 | – | 36.43 | – | 37.18 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
Far West Catholic 2005 | Far West Catholic 2005 Sub. Effects | Far West Non-Catholic 2005 | Far West Non-Catholic 2005 Sub. Effects | Center 2005 | Center 2005 Sub. Effects | Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast 2005 | Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast 2005 Sub. Effects | |
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Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −1.33*** (0.39) | −0.32*** | −0.50 (0.36) | −0.11* | −0.63*** (0.14) | −0.16*** | −0.42 (0.34) | −0.09 |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −1.95** (0.98) | −0.39** | −1.89** (0.84) | −0.41*** | 0.28 (0.32) | 0.07 | 0.14 (0.71) | 0.04 |
Trusts parliament | 2.54*** (0.97) | 0.53*** | 0.49 (0.93) | 0.12 | −0.19 (0.38) | −0.05 | −1.69* (0.88) | −0.36** |
Trusts government | −0.40 (1.27) | −0.08 | 0.22 (1.09) | 0.03 | 0.60 (0.43) | 0.04 | 2.66** (1.07) | 0.48*** |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | 1.03 (0.75) | 0.24 | −1.14* (0.65) | −0.27** | −0.09** (0.26) | −0.15*** | −0.32 (0.63) | −0.07 |
Many people evade taxes | −0.46 (0.85) | −0.10 | 2.39*** (0.83) | 0.44*** | −0.12 (0.26) | −0.02 | −1.33** (0.65) | −0.23** |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.63 (0.60) | 0.13 | 0.23 (0.57) | 0.06 | −0.12 (0.18) | −0.03 | 0.41 (0.49) | 0.07 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | −0.61 (0.98) | −0.06 | −0.66 (0.88) | −0.05 | 0.98** (0.38) | 0.09*** | 1.43 (0.96) | 0.12* |
I file my income taxes myself | −1.27* (0.72) | −0.28** | 0.17 (0.58) | 0.05 | −0.71*** (0.25) | −0.17*** | −1.45** (0.69) | −0.32** |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.31 (0.31) | −0.07 | −0.49 (0.32) | −0.11* | −0.008 (0.13) | −0.003 | 0.16 (0.31) | 0.03 |
Age | −0.02 (0.01) | −0.13* | 0.007 (0.009) | 0.06 | 0.002 (0.004) | 0.02 | 0.002 (0.01) | 0.02 |
Education | −1.08 (0.84) | −0.24* | −1.36* (0.75) | −0.30** | 0.36 (0.32) | 0.09 | 0.54 (0.72) | 0.11 |
Constant | 2.32* (1.31) | – | 0.36 (1.07) | – | 0.10 (0.44) | – | 0.51 (1.12) | – |
N | 206 | 206 | 209 | 209 | 993 | 993 | 235 | 235 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 44.57 | – | 29.60 | – | 36.39 | – | 46.87 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
East 2005 | East 2005 Sub. Effects | Donbas 2005 | Donbas 2005 Sub. Effects | South 2005 | South 2005 Sub. Effects | Crimea 2005 | Crimea 2005 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.41*** (0.16) | −0.10*** | −0.32 (0.26) | −0.08 | −0.68*** (0.26) | −0.16*** | −0.56 (0.47) | −0.13 |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | 0.46 (0.39) | 0.11 | 1.67** (0.72) | 0.34** | 0.07 (0.65) | 0.01 | −1.57 (1.24) | −0.31 |
Trusts parliament | −0.74* (0.40) | −0.18** | 1.28 (0.84) | 0.28* | −0.86 (0.65) | −0.19* | −1.37 (1.39) | −0.27 |
Trusts government | −0.41 (0.47) | −0.10 | −4.57*** (0.98) | −0.76*** | 1.83** (0.84) | 0.41** | 2.53** (1.29) | 0.54** |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.24 (0.31) | −0.06 | −0.99** (0.48) | −0.24** | −0.13 (0.51) | −0.03 | −1.22 (1.02) | −0.28 |
Many people evade taxes | 0.14 (0.32) | 0.04 | 0.14 (0.48) | 0.03 | 0.20 (0.60) | 0.05 | −0.19 (0.80) | −0.04 |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.34 (0.23) | −0.09* | −0.84** (0.41) | −0.20** | 0.47 (0.32) | 0.12* | 0.16 (0.62) | 0.04 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.33 (0.41) | 0.03 | 0.48 (0.60) | 0.05 | 0.56 (0.71) | 0.05 | 1.03 (1.42) | 0.09 |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.06 (0.29) | −0.01 | 0.60 (0.54) | 0.13 | 0.16 (0.49) | 0.04 | −0.11 (0.75) | −0.02 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.08 (0.15) | −0.02 | 0.008 (0.22) | 0.05 | 0.18 (0.25) | 0.04 | −0.41 (0.41) | −0.10 |
Age | 0.004 (0.005) | 0.04 | 0.02** (0.007) | 0.13** | 0.0006 (0.007) | 0.008 | 0.006 (0.01) | 0.05 |
Education | 0.38 (0.36) | 0.09 | 0.85 (0.58) | 0.20* | 1.18** (0.58) | 0.28** | 0.41 (1.01) | 0.08 |
Constant | 0.11 (0.43) | – | 0.11 (0.64) | – | −1.38* (0.78) | – | 0.08 (1.23) | – |
N | 803 | 803 | 389 | 389 | 320 | 320 | 132 | 132 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 37.61 | – | 42.60 | – | 32.35 | – | 26.00 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
Catholic Ukraine 2010 | Catholic Ukraine 2010 Sub. Effects | Non-Catholic Ukraine 2010 | Non-Catholic Ukraine 2010 Sub. Effects | West Ukraine 2010 | West Ukraine 2010 Sub. Effects | Far West 2010 | Far West 2010 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.11 (0.28) | −0.02 | −0.12 (0.08) | −0.03* | 0.10 (0.17) | 0.02 | −0.22 (0.22) | −0.05 |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −1.29 (0.83) | −0.28* | 0.15 (0.22) | 0.04 | −0.47 (0.44) | −0.12 | −0.15 (0.58) | −0.04 |
Trusts parliament | 1.33 (0.90) | 0.25* | 0.40 (0.25) | 0.10* | 1.27** (0.55) | 0.29** | 0.61 (0.72) | 0.13 |
Trusts government | −0.51 (0.86) | −0.13 | 0.48* (0.27) | 0.12** | −0.15 (0.53) | −0.04 | 0.04 (0.69) | 0.01 |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | 0.64 (0.53) | 0.15* | −0.58*** (0.15) | −0.14*** | −0.02 (0.33) | −0.005 | 0.15 (0.42) | 0.03 |
Many people evade taxes | 0.17 (0.50) | 0.05 | 0.10 (0.15) | 0.03 | 0.06 (0.32) | 0.02 | 0.39 (0.41) | 0.09 |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.36 (0.35) | −0.08 | −0.16 (0.11) | −0.04* | −0.68*** (0.21) | −0.17*** | −0.74*** (0.27) | −0.18*** |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 1.49 (1.26) | 0.25 | 0.20 (0.34) | 0.05 | 0.85 (0.78) | 0.19 | 0.92 (0.92) | 0.16 |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.08 (0.08) | −0.02 | −0.06** (0.03) | −0.01*** | −0.07* (0.04) | −0.02** | −0.04 (0.06) | −0.009 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.06 (0.25) | −0.01 | −0.04 (0.08) | −0.01 | 0.18 (0.16) | 0.05 | −0.002 (0.20) | 0.0003 |
Age | −0.004 (0.008) | −0.03 | 0.001 (0.002) | 0.01 | 0.003 (0.005) | 0.03 | −0.001 (0.006) | −0.01 |
Education | −0.08 (0.64) | −0.02 | 0.12 (0.19) | 0.03 | −0.03 (0.40) | −0.01 | −0.13 (0.50) | −0.03 |
Constant | 0.22 (0.75) | – | −0.11 (0.23) | – | −0.33 (0.47) | – | 0.02 (0.59) | – |
N | 306 | 306 | 2924 | 2924 | 696 | 696 | 453 | 453 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 48.18 | – | 43.04 | – | 42.61 | – | 47.43 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
Far West Catholic 2010 | Far West Catholic 2010 Sub. Effects | Far West Non-Catholic 2010 | Far West Non-Catholic 2010 Sub. Effects | Center 2010 | Center 2010 Sub. Effects | Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast 2010 | Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast 2010 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substantive Effects | ||||||||
Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.42 (0.35) | −0.09 | −0.02 (0.31) | −0.005 | 0.62*** (0.13) | 0.15*** | 0.50* (0.28) | 0.12** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −0.45 (1.24) | −0.09 | 0.61 (0.69) | 0.16 | 0.59 (0.40) | 0.14* | 0.16 (0.86) | 0.03 |
Trusts parliament | 1.19 (1.14) | 0.21 | −0.79 (1.01) | −0.19 | −1.08** (0.47) | −0.26*** | −3.43*** (1.20) | −0.65*** |
Trusts government | −0.71 (1.23) | −0.18 | 1.00 (0.91) | 0.23 | 0.84 (0.52) | 0.20* | 2.90** (1.29) | 0.52*** |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | 0.59 (0.68) | 0.13 | −0.39 (0.56) | −0.09 | −0.89*** (0.26) | −0.22*** | −1.41*** (0.52) | −0.32*** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.21 (0.65) | 0.06 | 0.62 (0.56) | 0.14 | −0.29 (0.24) | −0.07 | −0.44 (0.47) | −0.10 |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.61 (0.41) | −0.14* | −0.83** (0.37) | −0.19** | 0.05 (0.19) | 0.01 | −0.17 (0.39) | −0.04 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 1.22 (1.54) | 0.17 | −0.47 (1.25) | −0.10 | 1.36** (0.58) | 0.30*** | 1.93* (1.06) | 0.38** |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.04 (0.13) | 0.009 | −0.06 (0.08) | −0.01 | −0.12*** (0.05) | −0.03*** | −0.96** (0.47) | −0.23** |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.12 (0.30) | −0.02 | 0.17 (0.29) | 0.04 | −0.09 (0.12) | −0.02 | −0.45* (0.26) | −0.11** |
Age | 0.001 (0.01) | 0.01 | −0.0007 (0.008) | −0.006 | 0.004 (0.004) | 0.04 | 0.003 (0.008) | 0.02 |
Education | −0.23 (0.78) | −0.05 | −0.27 (0.70) | −0.07 | 0.42 (0.30) | 0.10* | −0.05 (0.61) | −0.02 |
Constant | 0.28 (0.93) | – | −0.19 (0.80) | – | −0.28 (0.36) | – | 0.90 (0.80) | – |
N | 224 | 224 | 229 | 229 | 1137 | 1137 | 300 | 300 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 52.69 | – | 41.89 | – | 43.96 | – | 49.71 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable is shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
East 2010 | East 2010 Sub. Effects | Donbas 2010 | Donbas 2010 Sub. Effects | South 2010 | South 2010 Sub. Effects | Crimea 20101 | Crimea 2010 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.41*** (0.15) | −0.10*** | −0.69*** (0.22) | −0.17*** | −1.38*** (0.26) | −0.31*** | −1.69*** (0.51) | −0.33*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −0.05 (0.40) | −0.01 | −0.50 (0.69) | −0.12 | −0.33 (0.74) | −0.06 | −9.14** (3.95) | −0.66*** |
Trusts parliament | 1.09*** (0.41) | 0.26*** | 2.14*** (0.73) | 0.48*** | −0.54 (0.82) | −0.11 | 9.43*** (3.27) | 0.94*** |
Trusts government | 0.47 (0.44) | 0.12 | 0.15 (0.85) | 0.04 | 1.85* (0.98) | 0.38** | 0.79 (3.06) | 0.22 |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.57* (0.30) | −0.14** | −0.27 (−0.44) | −0.07 | −0.48 (0.45) | −0.11 | 1.13 (0.87) | 0.18 |
Many people evade taxes | 0.24 (0.32) | 0.06 | 0.04 (0.51) | 0.01 | 1.72*** (0.52) | 0.40*** | 0.40 (0.95) | 0.08 |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.22 (0.22) | 0.05 | −0.28 (0.34) | −0.06 | −0.36 (0.38) | −0.09 | – | – |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.60 (0.61) | 0.14 | 0.44 (0.84) | 0.09 | −2.38* (1.35) | −0.48** | −2.46 (2.52) | −0.44 |
I file my income taxes myself | −0.06 (0.06) | −0.02 | −0.25* (0.13) | −0.06** | −0.13* (0.07) | −0.03** | 0.02 (0.11) | 0.004 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.06 (0.14) | −0.01 | −0.02 (0.21) | −0.004 | 0.05 (0.25) | 0.01 | −0.59 (0.46) | −0.10 |
Age | −0.008* (0.004) | −0.07** | −0.003 (0.006) | −0.03 | 0.008 (0.008) | 0.06 | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.09 |
Education | −0.07 (0.37) | −0.02 | −0.26 (0.57) | −0.06 | −1.16* (0.62) | −0.25** | 2.51** (1.21) | 0.39** |
Constant | −0.13 (0.45) | – | 0.02 (0.73) | – | 0.65 (0.77) | – | −0.82 (1.21) | – |
N | 888 | 888 | 428 | 428 | 347 | 347 | 153 | 153 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 39.06 | – | 47.20 | – | 48.97 | – | 56.78 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
1 In the Crimea 2010 regression, bureau contact dropped out in the original regression, as only 1 of 199 had such contact.
Catholic Ukraine 2015 | Catholic Ukraine 2015 Sub. Effects | Non-Catholic Ukraine 2015 | Non-Catholic Ukraine 2015 Sub. Effects | West Ukraine 2015 | West Ukraine 2015 Sub. Effects | Far West 2015 | Far West 2015 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.07 (0.28) | −0.02 | −0.42*** (0.08) | −0.10*** | −0.32* (0.17) | −0.08** | 0.13 (0.21) | 0.03 |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −0.92 (0.65) | −0.23* | 0.96*** (0.21) | 0.22*** | 0.43 (0.39) | 0.10 | −0.93* (0.49) | −0.22** |
Trusts parliament | 2.13** (0.99) | 0.41** | −0.66** (0.30) | −0.16** | −0.41 (0.61) | −0.10 | 0.41 (0.74) | 0.08 |
Trusts government | −0.27 (0.94) | −0.07 | 0.27 (0.28) | 0.07 | 0.55 (0.60) | 0.13 | 1.15 (0.71) | 0.24* |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −0.75 (0.51) | −0.18* | −0.40*** (0.15) | −0.10*** | −0.35 (0.33) | −0.08 | −0.70* (0.39) | −0.17** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.07 (0.52) | 0.02 | 0.75*** (0.16) | 0.18*** | 0.37 (0.33) | 0.09 | 0.68* (0.40) | 0.16* |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | 0.03 (0.33) | 0.006 | 0.05 (0.10) | 0.01 | 0.07 (0.22) | 0.01 | 0.04 (0.27) | 0.006 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.21 (0.98) | 0.05 | 0.45* (0.26) | 0.11** | 0.73 (0.60) | 0.16 | 0.17 (0.72) | 0.05 |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.38 (0.50) | 0.08 | 0.06 (0.13) | 0.01 | 0.25 (0.28) | 0.06 | 0.46 (0.35) | 0.10 |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.19 (0.26) | −0.05 | −0.08 (0.08) | −0.02 | −0.25 (0.16) | −0.06* | −0.26 (0.19) | −0.06* |
Age | 0.005 (0.008) | 0.04 | 0.005** (0.002) | 0.04** | 0.002 (0.005) | 0.02 | 0.0004 (0.006) | 0.002 |
Education | 0.68 (0.64) | 0.16 | 0.05 (0.19) | 0.01 | 0.21 (0.40) | 0.05 | 0.06 (0.47) | 0.01 |
Constant | −0.03 (0.77) | – | −0.44* (0.23) | – | −0.17 (0.48) | – | 0.15 (0.58) | – |
N | 278 | 278 | 2882 | 2882 | 687 | 687 | 477 | 477 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 46.33 | – | 44.46 | – | 46.27 | – | 49.82 | – |
* ≤ 0.10, ** ≤ 0.05, *** ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the —-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
Far West Catholic 2015 | Far West Catholic 2015 Sub. Effects | Far West Non-Catholic 2015 | Far West Non-Catholic 2015 Sub. Effects | Center 2015 | Center 2015 Sub. Effects | Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast 2015 | Kyiv & Kyiv Oblast 2015 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deterrence | ||||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | 0.14 (0.34) | 0.03 | 0.23 (0.29) | 0.05 | −0.49*** (0.14) | −0.12*** | −0.99*** (0.26) | −0.24*** |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||||
Trusts president | −1.55** (0.79) | −0.36** | −0.22 (0.68) | −0.06 | 0.78** (0.33) | 0.18** | 0.18 (0.66) | 0.04 |
Trusts parliament | 2.33* (1.28) | 0.43** | −0.97 (1.06) | −0.22 | −0.99** (0.44) | −0.24** | −0.12 (0.91) | −0.04 |
Trusts government | 0.02 (1.21) | 0.005 | 1.80* (1.01) | 0.33** | 0.05 (0.41) | 0.01 | 0.76 (0.79) | 0.17 |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | −1.23* (0.65) | −0.28** | −0.25 (0.52) | −0.06 | −0.91*** (0.24) | −0.22*** | −1.23** (0.51) | −0.28*** |
Many people evade taxes | 0.13 (0.63) | 0.03 | 1.41** (0.57) | 0.33*** | 0.94*** (0.24) | 0.23*** | 0.70 (0.49) | 0.17* |
Prior contact | ||||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.67 (0.42) | −0.16* | 0.70* (0.42) | 0.15** | 0.16 (0.16) | 0.04 | 0.19 (0.31) | 0.05 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||||
Income | 0.64 (1.24) | 0.12 | −0.65 (0.95) | −0.15 | −0.06 (0.44) | −0.02 | −0.79 (0.74) | −0.18 |
I file my income taxes myself | 1.67** (0.72) | 0.30** | −0.01 (0.44) | −0.006 | −0.19 (0.24) | −0.05 | −1.05* (0.59) | −0.25** |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||||
Male | −0.34 (0.31) | −0.08 | −0.22 (0.26) | −0.05 | 0.008 (0.13) | 0.0007 | 0.39 (0.24) | 0.09* |
Age | 0.002 (0.01) | 0.02 | 0.004 (0.008) | 0.03 | 0.007* (0.004) | 0.06** | 0.008 (0.008) | 0.07 |
Education | 0.36 (0.76) | 0.09 | −0.15 (0.65) | −0.03 | 0.16 (0.32) | 0.04 | −1.14** (0.58) | −0.26** |
Constant | 0.55 (0.89) | – | −0.61 (0.82) | – | −0.12 (0.38) | – | 1.25* (0.73) | – |
N | 210 | 210 | 267 | 267 | 1119 | 1119 | 335 | 335 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 48.37 | – | 50.95 | – | 45.86 | – | 44.44 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.
East 2015 | East 2015 Sub. Effects | Unoccupied Donbas 2015 | Unoccupied Donbas 2015 Sub. Effects | South 2015 | South 2015 Sub. Effects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deterrence | ||||||
Evasion OK if could get away with it | −0.38*** (0.14) | −0.09*** | 0.21 (0.30) | 0.05 | −0.25 (0.23) | −0.06 |
Quasi-voluntary | ||||||
Trusts president | 0.40 (0.40) | 0.09 | 0.12 (0.80) | 0.02 | 2.42*** (0.70) | 0.51*** |
Trusts parliament | 0.27 (0.56) | 0.06 | 2.88** (1.30) | 0.47** | 0.10 (1.10) | 0.02 |
Trusts government | 0.64 (0.51) | 0.14 | −0.87 (1.06) | −0.20 | −1.19 (1.09) | −0.27 |
Many dishonest tax bureaucrats | 0.08 (0.25) | 0.02 | 0.30 (0.57) | 0.07 | −0.40 (0.47) | −0.10 |
Many people evade taxes | 0.75*** (0.29) | 0.17*** | 1.23** (0.62) | 0.29** | −0.38 (0.54) | −0.09 |
Prior contact | ||||||
Previous contact with tax bureaucrats | −0.18 (0.18) | −0.04 | −0.17 (0.38) | −0.04 | 0.24 (0.28) | 0.06 |
Socio-economic, additional effects | ||||||
Income | 1.31*** (0.46) | 0.29*** | 2.19** (0.92) | 0.41** | −1.04 (0.69) | −0.25* |
I file my income taxes myself | 0.04 (0.26) | 0.008 | −0.79 (0.51) | −0.19* | 0.43 (0.29) | 0.10* |
Occupation (managers, entrepreneurs) | ||||||
Male | −0.11 (0.14) | −0.03 | −0.36 (0.27) | −0.08* | −0.16 (0.22) | −0.04 |
Age | 0.002 (0.004) | 0.02 | 0.003 (0.009) | 0.02 | 0.01* (0.008) | 0.13** |
Education | 0.14 (0.34) | 0.04 | 0.74 (0.71) | 0.17 | −0.46 (0.52) | −0.11 |
Constant | −0.88** (0.42) | – | −2.39** (0.94) | – | 0.09 (0.64) | – |
N | 980 | 980 | 279 | 279 | 371 | 371 |
Missing observations | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace | Mean replace |
% would obey | 44.21 | – | 42.50 | – | 39.13 | – |
*p ≤ 0.10, **p ≤ 0.05, ***p ≤ 0.01. See Footnotes #21 and #22 in Chapter 6 for an explanation of the p-values for the substantive effects.
Notes: The substantive effect measured for “Age” is the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when the “Age” variable was shifted from one standard deviation below the mean to one standard deviation above the mean while holding all other variables even at their mean. All other substantive effects measured are the change in likelihood for stating that one would obey the tax laws when variables were shifted from their minimum to their maximum value and all other variables were held even at their means.