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  2. Taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Tax revenues as a percentage of GDP for the UK in comparison to the OECD and the EU 15. In 1971, the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%. A surcharge of 15% on investment income kept the overall top rate on that income at 90%. In 1974 the top tax rate on earned income was again raised, to 83%.

  3. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.

  4. History of taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Schedular system and Schedules A and D still remain in force for corporation tax. The highest rate of income tax peaked in the Second World War at 99.25%. It was then slightly reduced and was around 90% through the 1950s and 60s. [citation needed] In 1971 the top rate of income tax on earned income was cut to 75%.

  5. Tax rates in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Not including Employer's National Insurance payroll tax of 13.8%. In Scotland, the top marginal rate is 49% (47% income tax + 2% NI). For earnings between £100,000 - £125,140 employees pay the 40% higher rate income tax + removal of tax-free personal allowance + 2% NI (effectively a 67% marginal rate). The top tax rate on dividend income is ...

  6. October 2021 United Kingdom budget - Wikipedia

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    The October 2021 United Kingdom budget, officially known as the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021. A Stronger Economy for the British People, was a budget statement made by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on 27 October 2021. [1] It was the third and final consecutive budget delivered by Sunak before his resignation in July 2022.

  7. Personal allowance - Wikipedia

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    Personal allowance. In the UK tax system, personal allowance is the threshold above which income tax is levied on an individual's income. A person who receives less than their own personal allowance in taxable income (such as earnings and some benefits) in a given tax year does not pay income tax; otherwise, tax must be paid according to how ...

  8. Pay-as-you-earn tax - Wikipedia

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    A pay-as-you-earn tax (PAYE), or pay-as-you-go (PAYG) in Australia, is a withholding of taxes on income payments to employees. Amounts withheld are treated as advance payments of income tax due. They are refundable to the extent they exceed tax as determined on tax returns.

  9. Global minimum corporate tax rate - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The global minimum corporate tax rate, or simply the global minimum tax (abbreviated GMCT or GMCTR), is a minimum rate of tax on corporate income internationally agreed upon and accepted by individual jurisdictions in the OECD / G20 Inclusive Framework. Each country would be eligible for a share of revenue generated by the tax.