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  2. Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament

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    The basic annual salary of a Member Of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons is £91,346, [1] as of April 2023. In addition, MPs are able to claim allowances to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and maintaining a constituency residence or a residence in London. [2] Additional salary is paid for appointments or ...

  3. National Living Wage - Wikipedia

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    The National Living Wage is an obligatory minimum wage payable to workers in the United Kingdom aged 21 [a] and over which came into effect on 1 April 2016. As of April 2024 it is £11.44 per hour. [1] It was implemented at a significantly higher rate than the national minimum wage rate for workers under 25, and was expected (in 2015) to rise ...

  4. Severance package - Wikipedia

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    A severance package is pay and benefits that employees may be entitled to receive when they leave employment at a company unwillfully. In addition to their remaining regular pay, it may include some of the following: Any additional payment based on months of service. Payment for unused accrued PTO vacation time, holiday pay or sick leave unless ...

  5. 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%.

  6. United Kingdom national debt - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom national debt is the total quantity of money borrowed by the Government of the United Kingdom at any time through the issue of securities by the British Treasury and other government agencies. At the end of March 2023, UK General government gross debt was £2,537.0 billion, or 100.5% gross domestic product.

  7. Jobseeker's Allowance - Wikipedia

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    Jobseeker's Allowance ( JSA) is an unemployment benefit paid by the Government of the United Kingdom to people who are unemployed and actively seeking work. It is part of the social security benefits system and is intended to cover living expenses while the claimant is out of work. JSA is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions ...

  8. Affordability of housing in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom housing affordability as described by mortgage payments as a percentage of take-home pay from 1983 to 2015. United Kingdom housing affordability as described by house price to earnings ratio from 1984 to 2015. The gap between average income and average housing prices changed between 1985 and 2015 from twice an average salary to ...

  9. Taxation in Bermuda - Wikipedia

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    Almost everything in Bermuda is imported including food. Consequently, prices are high in Bermuda and the cost of living in Bermuda is far higher than many other countries, and is a major source of government revenue. In 2021/22 fiscal year, government revenues were $998.9 million, of which custom duties were $200.6 million. Land tax