In September 2022, more than three out of five people in France (63 percent) supported a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system. This measure was more popular among sympathizers of left-wing and far-left parties: about four out of five people were in favor of it among supporters of France Insoumise and Europe Ecologie - Les Verts, as well as 71 percent of supporters of the Parti Socialiste. Those most opposed to the tax increase were sympathizers of the presidential majority (59 percent in favor), those of the Les Républicains party (43 percent), and those of the party created by Eric Zemmour (40 percent).
Share of people in favor of a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system in France in September 2022, by political proximity
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Elabe. (September 22, 2022). Share of people in favor of a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system in France in September 2022, by political proximity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338430/support-tax-increases-richest-households-fund-pensions-france/
Elabe. "Share of people in favor of a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system in France in September 2022, by political proximity." Chart. September 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338430/support-tax-increases-richest-households-fund-pensions-france/
Elabe. (2022). Share of people in favor of a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system in France in September 2022, by political proximity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338430/support-tax-increases-richest-households-fund-pensions-france/
Elabe. "Share of People in Favor of a Tax Increase for The Wealthiest Households in Order to Finance The Pension System in France in September 2022, by Political Proximity." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338430/support-tax-increases-richest-households-fund-pensions-france/
Elabe, Share of people in favor of a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system in France in September 2022, by political proximity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338430/support-tax-increases-richest-households-fund-pensions-france/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of people in favor of a tax increase for the wealthiest households in order to finance the pension system in France in September 2022, by political proximity [Graph], Elabe, September 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338430/support-tax-increases-richest-households-fund-pensions-france/