Public opinion: in favor of increasing taxes to fund NHS 2019

According to the survey, two-thirds of Great Britain's public would like to see a tax increase in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS. One fifth were in favor of reducing funding of other services such as education and welfare to maintain NHS services. Overall the percentage of those in favor of a tax increase to fund the NHS has grown since 2015. This statistic reveals the percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017, and 2019.

Percentage of individuals in Great Britain who were in favor of increasing taxes to maintain NHS care and services in 2015, 2017 and 2019

Characteristic	Increase taxes in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS	Reduce spending on other services such as education and welfare in order to maintain the level of spending needed to keep the current level of care and services provided by the NHS	Reduce the level of care and services provided by the NHS so that you do not need to increase the current level of taxation and spending on the NHS	None
Nov 2019	67%	13%	7%	12%
May 2017	64%	17%	9%	10%
Mar 2015	59%	21%	7%	12%

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Release date

November 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

March 2015, May 2017, November 2019

Number of respondents

around 1,900

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Survey question: "Many experts argue that it is becoming more expensive to fund the NHS because of increasing costs of treatments, an ageing population and several other factors. This means that even in order to maintain the current level of care and services provided for free by the NHS, spending on the NHS would have to increase. With that in mind, which, if any, of the following would you most like to see?"

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