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  2. Working Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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    Working Tax Credit (WTC) is a state benefit in the United Kingdom made to people who work and receive a low income. It was introduced in April 2003 and is a means-tested benefit . Despite the name, tax credits are not to be confused with tax credits linked to a person's tax bill , because they are used to top-up low wages.

  3. 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%.

  4. Academic grading in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In Northern Ireland, a new grade C* was introduced in 2019 to line up with the English grade 5. In both systems, work below the grade G or 1 standard is denoted as 'Unclassified' (U). For comparison purposes, a grade C is considered equivalent to a 4, and an A is equivalent to a 7, and an 8 is equivalent roughly to an A*.

  5. List of European countries by average wage - Wikipedia

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    The countries and territories on the map have a net average monthly salary (adjusted for living costs in PPP) of: Purple. above $4,000. Green. $3,000 to $3,999. Blue. $2,000 to $2,999. Orange. $1,499 to $1,999.

  6. Personal allowance - Wikipedia

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    Personal allowance tapering. On 22 April 2009, the then Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in the 2009 Budget statement that starting in April 2010, those with annual incomes over £100,000 would see their Personal allowance reduced by £1 for every £2 earned over £100,000, until the Personal allowance was reduced to zero, which (in 2010–11) would occur at an income of £112,950.

  7. ECTS grading scale - Wikipedia

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    The ECTS grading scale is a grading system defined in the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) framework by the European Commission.Since many grading systems co-exist in Europe and, considering that interpretation of grades varies considerably from one country to another, if not from one institution to another, the ECTS grading scale has been developed to provide a common ...

  8. National qualifications frameworks in the United Kingdom

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    The National Qualifications Framework. National Qualifications Framework ( NQF) was a former qualification framework developed for qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which was in use between 1999 and 2008, although the five levels of NVQ dated from 1986.

  9. How to Calculate Tax Credits - AOL

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    Credits are applied to your tentative tax and reduce the overall tax due on a dollar for dollar basis. Popular credits for 2010 include the Making Work Pay Credit , the American Opportunity Credit ...