The author’s purpose is to analyze the relationship between the public value of integrity and the constitutional obligation to pay taxes. The research problem boils down to the answer to the question of whether the constitutional obligation to pay taxes strengthens the integrity value.
Considering the nature of the research and its purpose, two main research methods were used. First, the author used dogmatic and legal methods to determine the content of Article 84 of the Polish Constitution, its analysis and interpretation. Second, taking into consideration the fact that verification of the research hypothesis required methods different from strict legal analysis, the author used sociological qualitative research in the form of interviews.
The author has enabled to positively partially verify the article hypothesis and state that the expressed in Article 84 of the Polish Constitution obligation strengthens such values as honesty, conscience, and morality, which are within the integrity value. However, compliance of integrity involves the need to take care of the quality of tax law.