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Re:Low economic growth is a slow-burning crisis for Britain by sph on Sunday June 12, 2022 @08:38PM (#31719693)
Your figures are incorrect. At 100k per year your effective tax is a little less than 35%, not 60%. Your net income would be about £65,000.

I'm surprised by the amount of tax illiteracy shown in these comments.

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Re:Low economic growth is a slow-burning crisis for Britain by gpderetta on Friday June 17, 2022 @09:01AM (#31777470)
parent was talking about the marginal tax rate of course, which is what is relevant to the discussion.
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