Britons 'less willing to pay for taxes to help others'

[Gerald]

Britons are less willing than ever to pay higher taxes to support the National Health Service, schools or the environment, a new survey suggests.The National Centre for Social Research's 28th annual British Social Attitudes report also found increasing numbers blaming poverty on "laziness".The BBC's Home Editor Mark Easton said it was a move towards "more emphasis on individual responsibility".He said Britons were becoming increasingly "judgmental".Mr Easton told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The proportion who think we should pay (more) taxes to improve health and education and social benefits is only 30% in England, 40% in Scotland. A decade ago it was 60% in both nations."

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Note: 7 December 2011 Last updated at 09:04 GMT