Retirees more relaxed on tax avoidance than Generation X

Ethical behaviour affected by gender, age and money

Hannah Godfrey
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Retirees find it more acceptable than Generation X not to pay as much income tax as they should, research conducted by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has found.

According to CISI 15% of retirees said it was acceptable to avoid paying income tax, compared with 8% of 30-39 year-olds. However, when it came to using technology, younger people seemed to behave less 'Ethically' than their older counterparts.   For instance, almost two-thirds (63%) of 18-29 year olds believed it was acceptable to download video or tv content without pay compared with about a third (37%) of 50-59 year-olds. CISI integrity and ethics manager Rebecca Aston said: "The difference in the response to the question on income tax could possibly be explained by retirees per...

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