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TABLE 11-4 Preferences on Taxes and State Spending: England and Hungary

Preference 1983 1994 Hungary 1996
Decrease taxes and spend less on health, education, and social security 9 4 16
Keep taxes and spending at current levels 57 35 56
Increase taxes and spend more on health, education, and social security 34 61 28

NOTE: Figures shown are the percentage of valid answers.

SOURCES: For England, Taylor-Gooby (1995a); for Hungary, Hungarian Panel Study 1996, questions sponsored by the grant of OTKA (Orszagos Tudomanyos Kutatasi Alap--the Hungarian National Scientific Research Fund).