Why is it so hard to get people to pay tax?

Published: June 3, 2019, 12:58 p.m.

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Our attitude to taxation is determined by a wide range of factors: whether we think our neighbours are tax dodgers, how much control we have over how funds are spent and even our gender, age and religious beliefs. Nastaran Tavakoli-Far hears tales of tax avoidance by the world\\u2019s super-rich and finds out how governments around the world are using simple \\u2018nudge\\u2019 techniques to get people to feel positive about paying up.

Guests:\\nCarla Gericke, President Emeritus of the Free State Project\\nBrooke Harrington, Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth College\\nStewart Kettle, Senior Advisor at the Behavioural Insights Team\\nJan-Emmanuel De Neve, Associate Professor of Economics and Strategy at Sa\\xefd Business School \\nBenno Torgler, Professor of Economics in the School of Economics and Finance, QUT\\nKelly Sarri, filmmaker

Photo: Calculating Tax \\nCredit: Getty Images

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