Original question: In order to increase the amount of funding available to the NHS, some people support increasing each rate of income tax by one pence in every pound. To what extent would you support or oppose increasing each rate of income tax by one pence in every pound for all who pay income tax?
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NHS funding: support for increasing higher rate income tax by 1% UK January 2017
This statistic shows the public support in the United Kingdom (UK) of funding the National Health Service (NHS) by increasing the higher rate of the income tax with *** penny per pound as of January 2017. From the respondents, ** percent strongly supported this way of funding the NHS while ** percent strongly opposed it.
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Ipsos. (February 6, 2017). Public levels of support for increasing the rate of income tax by 1 penny per each pound to fund the NHS in the United Kingdom as of January 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/679220/public-support-for-increasing-income-tax-higher-rate-with-1-percent-to-fund-nhs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public levels of support for increasing the rate of income tax by 1 penny per each pound to fund the NHS in the United Kingdom as of January 2017." Chart. February 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/679220/public-support-for-increasing-income-tax-higher-rate-with-1-percent-to-fund-nhs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. (2017). Public levels of support for increasing the rate of income tax by 1 penny per each pound to fund the NHS in the United Kingdom as of January 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/679220/public-support-for-increasing-income-tax-higher-rate-with-1-percent-to-fund-nhs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos. "Public Levels of Support for Increasing The Rate of Income Tax by 1 Penny per Each Pound to Fund The Nhs in The United Kingdom as of January 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Feb 2017, /statistics/679220/public-support-for-increasing-income-tax-higher-rate-with-1-percent-to-fund-nhs-united-kingdom-uk/
Ipsos, Public levels of support for increasing the rate of income tax by 1 penny per each pound to fund the NHS in the United Kingdom as of January 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/679220/public-support-for-increasing-income-tax-higher-rate-with-1-percent-to-fund-nhs-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Public levels of support for increasing the rate of income tax by 1 penny per each pound to fund the NHS in the United Kingdom as of January 2017 [Graph], Ipsos, February 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/679220/public-support-for-increasing-income-tax-higher-rate-with-1-percent-to-fund-nhs-united-kingdom-uk/
