How to Make People Pay High Taxes Happily

Han Fook Kwang

The Straits Times

29 July 2019

Denmark offers a useful lesson on how a society develops strong bonds of community, sense of ownership

Would you be happy paying income tax amounting to half your salary?

… One hopeful point for Singapore: While history might explain why social trust is so strong in Denmark, other research has shown that high levels of education, the relative lack of income inequality and confidence in the fairness and efficiency of institutions are also important factors.

Whatever the reasons, their experience developing people bonds is worth emulating here.

… The writer is also senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.

Categories:

RSIS / Print / Online