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  2. Dave Brailsford - Wikipedia

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    At British Cycling, Brailsford was noted for the concept of 'marginal gains': The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by 1%, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together. [13]

  3. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    The tax rates displayed are marginal and do not account for deductions, exemptions or rebates. The effective rate is usually lower than the marginal rate. The tax rates given for federations (such as the United States and Canada) are averages and vary depending on the state or province. Territories that have different rates to their respective ...

  4. Taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The gain is then subject to tax at the applicable marginal rate of corporation tax. Individuals are taxed at a flat rate of 18 per cent (or since 22 June 2010, 28 per cent for higher rate taxpayers) with no indexation relief. However, if claiming Entrepreneurs' Relief the rate remains 10 per cent. Capital losses from prior years can be brought ...

  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. Capital gains tax - Wikipedia

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    Individuals paid capital gains tax at their highest marginal rate of income tax (0%, 10%, 20% or 40% in the tax year 2007/8) but from 6 April 1998 were able to claim a taper relief which reduced the amount of a gain that is subject to capital gains tax (thus reducing the effective rate of tax) depending on whether the asset is a "business asset ...

  7. History of taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Finally, following a review aimed at simplifying tax legislation, a new definition appeared in section 4 Income Tax Act 2007: (1) Income tax is charged for a year only if an Act so provides. (2) A year for which income tax is charged is called a "tax year". (3) A tax year begins on 6 April and ends on the following 5 April.

  8. Tax rate - Wikipedia

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    A marginal tax rate is the tax rate on income set at a higher rate for incomes above a designated higher bracket, which in 2016 in the United States was $415,050. For annual income that was above the cut-off point in that higher bracket, the marginal tax rate in 2016 was 39.6%. For income below the $415,050 cut off, the lower tax rate was 35% ...

  9. Income tax - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 97 Pitt's new graduated (progressive) income tax began at a levy of 2 old pence in the pound (1 ⁄ 120) on incomes over £60 (equivalent to £6,700 in 2023), [8] and increased up to a maximum of 2 shillings in the pound (10%) on incomes of over £200. Pitt hoped that the new income tax would raise £10 million a year, but actual receipts ...