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Old 14-04-10, 01:41 PM   #71
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Default Re: General Election 2010

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Originally Posted by simesb View Post
Think you maths is a bit faulty there. If everybody got taxed at 20%, then everybody pays the same proportion of their income. As the rates are banded, those in the higher band pay a higher proportion of their income in tax than those in the lower rates.
Yes, but NI has an upper limit above which you stop paying.
Also the rich are better placed to use legal tax avoidance schemes e.g. pension contributions
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