[AKY News Poll] 34.7% Support Easing Comprehensive Real Estate Tax vs 26.8% Support Strengthening

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The opinion that the comprehensive real estate holding tax (종부세) should be eased compared to the current level was higher than the response that it should be strengthened.

On the 3rd, Asia Economy commissioned Winzi Korea Consulting to conduct a public opinion survey (100% mobile phone virtual numbers, telephone interview survey) from the 28th to 29th of last month targeting 1,009 voters aged 18 and over nationwide. The result showed that 34.7% responded that the 종부세 system should be "eased compared to the current level."

Only 26.8% said it should be "strengthened more." Those who responded that the current level is appropriate accounted for 18.9%. The response that the system itself should be abolished was the lowest at 11.4%.

Respondents who said the 종부세 should be eased were higher among traditional conservative groups. This included those aged 60 and over (43.7%), supporters of the People Power Party (50.7%) and the People Party (51.7%), and housewives (45.2%). On the other hand, those who answered that it should be strengthened more than the current level were higher among groups classified as progressive, such as people in their 40s (36.6%), supporters of the Democratic Party (39.2%) and the Justice Party (42.3%), and the Chungcheong region (36.7%).

This survey was conducted using 100% mobile phone virtual numbers and telephone interviews. The sample was extracted with weighted values (cell weighting) by gender, age, and region based on the resident registration population as of the end of January 2021 from the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The sampling error is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For detailed survey information, please refer to the Winzi Korea Consulting website or the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.

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