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English translation: Spaniards have an ambivalent attitude toward(s)

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Spanish term or phrase:	concienciación ciudadana
English translation:	Spaniards have an ambivalent attitude toward(s)

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Spanish term or phrase: concienciación ciudadana

I don't think awareness really works in this context, since the problem is not that people are unaware of their tax obligations, but rather of the consequences of tax evasion for society at large. I'd appreciate help in reworking the sentence.

En España existe una escasa *concienciación* ciudadana acerca de las obligaciones fiscales. Una gran parte de los empresarios españoles considera justificable el fraude fiscal por lo que...

This is for a presentation so I have considerable leeway to reword the sentence.

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Spaniards have an ambivalent attitude toward(s)

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I also agree with the second suggestion (compelled) put forth by Natalia.

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4 +3

Spaniards have an ambivalent attitude toward(s)

Jenni Lukac

4 +1

seee suggested sentence below

Lisa McCarthy

People (in Spain do not have much) regard for (their tax obligations)

Charles Davis

Spanish people are not very willing to pay taxes

Natalia Pedrosa

3 +1

Spanish people do not appreciate the importance of paying taxes

Edward Tully

Discussion entries: 2

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28 mins confidence:

Spanish people are not very willing to pay taxes

Explanation:
It sounds a bit harsh, but it's another way of putting it.

Or either:

Spanish people do not feel compelled to pay taxes.

Natalia Pedrosa
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

seee suggested sentence below

Explanation:
How about something like:

"In Spain there exists a laissez-faire attitude on the part of citizens towards their tax obligations."

"In Spain there is/exists a general laissez-faire attitude among citizens regarding (their) tax obligations."

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Another couple of options:

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"In Spain, people display a certain/ have a disregard towards tax obligations"

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"In Spain, people are generally indifferent towards their tax obligations"

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Lisa McCarthy
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Local time: 07:27
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PRO pts in category: 16

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Spaniards have an ambivalent attitude toward(s)

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 07:27
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PRO pts in category: 8

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peer agreement (net): +1

Spanish people do not appreciate the importance of paying taxes

Explanation:
Or "underestimate the importance of..." - I think this gets the meaning of "not seeing the bigger picture" in the original text.

Edward Tully
Local time: 07:27
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PRO pts in category: 84

1 hr confidence:

People (in Spain do not have much) regard for (their tax obligations)

Explanation:
Or "People in Spain do not take their tax obligations (very) seriously".

Another couple of ideas. I think this is what "concienciación" means; as you say, it is not that people do not realise that they have to pay taxes, but that they do not pay much attention to it: such obligations are not at the forefront of their awareness. So I think "not taking seriously" or "not having much regard for" puts us in the right area.

It is tempting, since this is explicitly an ethical issue, to relate "concienciación" to "conciencia" in the sense of conscience: i.e., people are not very conscientious about their tax obligations. I would be interested to know whether any Spanish native speakers regard this as a legitimate interpretation, but I think that although it fits the context well it would be an inaccurate rendering of "concienciación".

Charles Davis
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