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  2. Calculator - Wikipedia

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    By 1970, a calculator could be made using just a few chips of low power consumption, allowing portable models powered from rechargeable batteries. The first handheld calculator was a 1967 prototype called Cal Tech, whose development was led by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments in a research project to produce a portable calculator. It could add ...

  3. Negative income tax - Wikipedia

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    If the break-even income would be $3000, after filing the tax report, family A would pay the tax on $1000 while family B would be entitled to receive, assuming the 50% NIT rate, $500. Meaning half of the difference between what they earn and the break-even income. Therefore, a family with $0 income would be entitled to receive $1500 in subsidy.

  4. Tax credit - Wikipedia

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    Money portal. v. t. e. A tax credit is a tax incentive which allows certain taxpayers to subtract the amount of the credit they have accrued from the total they owe the state. [1] It may also be a credit granted in recognition of taxes already paid or a form of state "discount" applied in certain cases.

  5. Albert Sustainable Production Certification - Wikipedia

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    Productions that successfully complete certification are awarded a 1, 2 or 3 star certificate and given use of the albert Sustainable Production logo on their credits. Currently, all BBC, ITV, Channel 4, UKTV, Sky and Netflix productions in the UK are required to register their carbon footprint using the albert carbon calculator. [4]

  6. Social class in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The "class system" in the United Kingdom is widely studied in academia but no definition of the word class is universally agreed to. Some scholars may adopt the Marxist view of class where persons are classified by their relationship to means of production, as owners or as workers, which is the most important factor in that person's social rank.

  7. Workfare in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The 1971 Family Income Supplement required payslips as proof of work [verification needed]. It was replaced in 1986 by Family Credit, which in 1999 was replaced by Working Families' Tax Credit, replaced in 2003 by Working Tax Credit, which was absorbed into Universal Credit by 2018.

  8. Work and Families Act 2006 - Wikipedia

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    Work and Families Act 2006 [1] Parliament of the United Kingdom. Long title. An Act to make provision about statutory rights to leave and pay in connection with the birth or adoption of children; to amend section 80F of the Employment Rights Act 1996; to make provision about workers' entitlement to annual leave; to provide for the increase in ...

  9. Canada Child Benefit - Wikipedia

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    The Canada Child Benefit (CCB), previously the Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB), is an income-tested income support program for Canadian families. It is delivered as a tax -free monthly payment available to eligible Canadian families to help with the cost of raising children. The CCTB could incorporate the National Child Benefit (NCB), a monthly ...