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The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom. [2] From 1 April 2024, the minimum wage is £11.44 per hour for people aged 21 and over, £8.60 for 18- to 20-year-olds, and £6.40 for 16- to 17-year-olds and apprentices aged under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship. [3]
In 2017–18, total capital gains tax receipts were £8.3 billion from 265,000 individuals and £0.6 billion from trusts, on total gains of £58.9 billion. [1] The current operation of the capital gains tax system is a recognised issue. The Conservative government consulted on the issue in 2020. [1]
In 1974, around 750,000 people paid the higher (but not necessarily the top) rate of income tax. [11] Margaret Thatcher, who favoured indirect taxation, reduced personal income tax rates during the 1980s. [12] In the first budget after her election victory in 1979, the top rate was reduced from 83% to 60% and the basic rate from 33% to 30%. [13]
£1.4 billion on repeating failed repair work on dilapidated and "crumbling old schools" and repairing others for the first time. More money for the N.W. English authority. More money for and tax relief for the UK's TV and movie special effects industry. £20 billion for UK R&D. Rail ticket price rises would not exceed 4.6% of current prices.
There is a system of onshore pooling, so that overseas tax suffered in high tax territories may be set off against taxable income arising from low tax territories. From 1 July 2009, new rules were introduced to exempt most non-UK dividends from corporation tax so these double taxation rules in respect of non-UK dividends will be of less common ...
The most recent SPI report (2012/13) gave annual median income as £21,000 before tax and £18,700 after tax. [7] The 2013/14 HBAI report gave median household income (2 adults) as £23,556. [ 9 ] The provisional results from the April 2014 ASHE report give median gross annual earnings of £22,044 for all employees and £27,195 for full-time ...
9% [44] 12.65% (11% income tax + 15% of the income tax bill to the municipality) [44] 21% [44] Netherlands: 19% for the first €200.000 of profit, 25,8% for the rest. [45] 49.5% [46] (excluding income dependent bracket discount for incomes up to €98.604 [47]) 21% [48] (reduced rate of 9% and 0% for some goods and services) North Macedonia ...
In the United Kingdom, the value added tax (VAT) [1] was introduced in 1973, replacing Purchase Tax, and is the third-largest source of government revenue, after income tax and National Insurance. It is administered and collected by HM Revenue and Customs , primarily through the Value Added Tax Act 1994 .