Last week, the Pew Research Center
released a new Report (
full text) on public attitudes in European nations on the payment of church taxes, saying in part:
There is evidence that some Europeans are leaving the church tax system, but there does not appear to be a mass exodus. The survey finds that between 8% of adults (in Switzerland) and 20% (in Finland) say they have left their church tax system.... At the same time, majorities still support the tradition of paying taxes to religious institutions.