- 80% think the super rich don't pay a correct share in tax revenue
- 73% want a wealth tax for wealth higher than 1 Mio
- 72% want an inheritance tax for large inheritances
- 80% think that you can get wealthy only by inheritance but not by paid work
- 90% think that the super-rich can buy political influence
see: Millionärssteuer: Einstellung der Österreichischen Bevölkerung zu Vermögenssteuern, Jänner 2020, IFES -Institut für empirische Sozialforschung GmbH. / GPA
Wealth Distribution in Austria 2017:
For more information, see:
Austrian National Bank: Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey 2017
Important findings:
- Wealth is less equally distributed than income
- In Austria, the distribution of nonfinancial assets is about as unequal as the distribution of financial assets and not more equal, as is the case in many other countries
- In Austria, the distribution of inherited wealth is much more unequal than that of wealth in general
- In Austria, households with very low net wealth can be found in all age groups
- The share of owner-occupiers is particularly low and decreasing in Austria
- The distribution of net wealth in Austria is among the most unequal in Europe
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