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Originally Posted by simesb
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.
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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