Tax perceptions and preferences over tax structure in the United Kingdom

Economic Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 493, 2004, Pages

  Gemmell, Norman ^a   Morrissey, Oliver ^a   Pinar, Abuzer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; MONETARY POLICY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TAX SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1542317425     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-0133.2004.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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