Tax culture: knowledge and morality in tax payment in the chilean society
FONDECYT Initiation Project Nº 11181223
The goal of this project is to identify and understand levels of knowledge and tax morality in chilean society, comparing between social classes and considering the tax system as a whole, as well as its specific components. This goal branches out in 5 specific objectives:
- To identify levels of knowledge regarding the tax system in different groups, ecompassing broader notions and the specificities of the chilean case;
- Comprehend how the tax system is assessed by citizens;
- Explain how different social classes understand the functionality of taxation;
- Examine the disposition different groups have to pay taxes, and the justification behind these dispositions;
- Explore the main reasons behind a positive or negative disposition to tax payment in Chile.