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70 per cent of Brits would pay extra 1p per pound in NHS tax, ITV poll finds
A poll ran by ITV has indicated that at least 70 per cent of Brits would happily pay an extra 1p in every pound if the money was guaranteed to go directly into the NHS.
The survey of 1,002 people was conducted by Survation for a health-focused The Agenda and showed that almost half of those surveyed confirmed they would even pay an extra 2p per pound to boost NHS funding.
Furthermore, 46 per cent of respondents thought the current NHS was performing badly with only 23 per cent saying that it was performing well.
The research suggested that while taxpayers were prepared to pay more to support the NHS, patients are not willing to pay on an individual basis for specific treatments. Around 66 per cent of respondents said that they would not pay £5 to visit their GP (27 per cent said they would) while 79 per cent said they would refuse to pay £10 with only 15 per cent saying they would do so.
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