Effectiveness of Public Administration

Anchoring Vignettes for Effectiveness of Public Administration

Questions:

1. How effective is the government administration in collecting your taxes?

1. Completely Effective
2. Very Effective
3. Moderately Effective
4. Slightly Effective
5. Not Effective At All

Vignettes:

1. [X] owes personal income tax to the government. Several people she knows got caught for not paying their taxes and went to jail. She files the tax form, and pays the full amount owed.

2. [X] owes personal income tax to the government. Most of the people she knows haven't reported their full income on their tax forms. Some were then audited, and had to pay a fine. She files the form and pays almost all the taxes she owes.

3. [X] owes personal income tax to the government. He knows underpayment is illegal, but when he filed his taxes in the past, he paid half of what he was supposed to, and the tax office didn't react. He pays half his taxes.

4. [X] owes personal income tax to the government. No one she knows pays income taxes, and nobody has ever faced sanctions from the government. She doesn't file the tax form, and she does not report or pay taxes otherwise.