[Survey of 787 People] 'Social Insurance Premiums' Ranks 1st as the 'Most Burdensome Tax' at 47.3%! About 70% Answer 'Very Burdensome'

The owned media 'Textbook Knowing the Backside of Real Estate Investment' (operated by LandSitz Co., Ltd.), which disseminates information on real estate investment, conducted an awareness survey on the feeling of tax burden targeting 787 men and women in their teens to 70s nationwide.

In this survey, they investigated the tax item felt to be the most burdensome, the reason for it, the implementation status of tax-saving measures, the degree of understanding about taxes, and how the money would be used if the tax burden were reduced.

As a result, the 1st place for the 'most burdensome tax' was 'Social insurance premiums (pension, health insurance, nursing care insurance)' at 47.3% (372 people), far outpacing the 2nd place property tax (13.6%) and the 3rd place income tax (12.8%).

In the free responses, comments such as 'The more I work, the more social insurance premiums increase, so my take-home pay hardly changes' and 'I am anxious whether I will receive a pension in the future, yet the burden is heavy' followed one after another, highlighting the 'working at a loss' feeling of the working generation.

On the other hand, when asked about their degree of understanding regarding taxes, 56.0% answered 'Do not understand very well', and combined with 'Hardly understand' (9.0%), it became clear that 65.0% are feeling the burden without fully understanding how the tax system works.

[Survey Summary]
Survey period: April 28, 2026 - May 12, 2026
Survey method: Internet survey
Target: Men and women in their teens to 70s nationwide
Valid responses: 787 (238 men, 549 women)

Survey Result Details

1. Respondent Attributes
In this survey, women made up 69.8% (549 people) and men 30.2% (238 people). By age group, people in their 30s were the most common at 34.3% (270 people), followed by those in their 40s at 26.9% (212 people) and those in their 20s at 16.8% (132 people), obtaining responses from a wide range centered on the working generation. By occupation, 'Company employee (regular employee)' was the most common at 37.0% (291 people), and by household annual income, '2 million yen or more - under 4 million yen' was the most common at 32.4% (255 people), resulting in a composition that realistically reflects the tax burden from the perspective of ordinary consumers.

2. About 99% feel the tax burden, 71.2% 'Feel a very heavy burden'
When asked about their impression of paying taxes, 'Feel a very heavy burden' topped the list at 71.2% (560 people), and combined with 'Feel a somewhat heavy burden' (27.6%), the result was that 98.8% feel some kind of burden. Those who answered 'Do not feel much burden' or 'Do not feel a burden at all' were only 0.1%, once again highlighting the reality that the tax burden weighs heavily on the lives of the working generation.