@financialtimes: The number of individuals in the UK being taxed at 60% on part of their earnings has risen by almost 50% in two years, new figures seen by the Financial Times show. Since 2010, people earning more than £100,000 a year have had their personal allowance tapered away until it is completely eliminated for earnings over £125,124. The tax-free personal allowance has also been frozen at £12,570 since April 2021, with chancellor Rachel Reeves maintaining the freeze until 2028 in the Budget. ‘The long-term effect of leaving the tax trap issue unresolved is that it disincentivises hard work. People are far less likely go the extra mile and push for promotion if they think they won’t feel the reward for extra effort,’ said Mark Incledon, chief executive of Bowmore Financial Planning. To avoid being hit by the rate, some individuals may opt for salary sacrifices or further pension contributions, but not everyone wants to wait that long to see the rewards of their hard work. Head over to ft.com for more from the FT’s @Claer Barrett #ukeconomy #taxes #financialtimes #ft
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Thursday 09 January 2025 18:49:50 GMT
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Midazakablam :
I stopped doing overtime in aug this year because you lose nursery benefits and pay 60% tax at 100k - the tax system shouldn't disincentivise working
2025-01-09 22:40:00
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Dad's crap dancin :
absolutely disgraceful any of us are taxed past 20%
2025-01-09 22:37:03
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8567875r9974 :
It hampering growth. the most productive workers are punished for working harder
2025-01-10 08:27:29
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あいす :
yep... then you add on 2% for NI, 9% for student loan and 6% for postgrad and you're looking at a 76% marginal
2025-01-09 20:08:32
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Pax :
how is it a trap? is this not how high salaries work?
2025-01-09 21:32:21
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Ja_making :
Tax wealth and land, not people’s wages
2025-01-10 14:15:16
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Ad Vicomté :
The attention that is given to this tax bracket is insane. Talk about more important stuff please.
2025-01-09 19:55:32
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gary_real.estate :
😂 60%? Sales tax after then. Wow, escape it
2025-01-09 18:56:20
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chessmortgages.co.uk :
Awful tax regime - disincentivises progres
2025-01-09 23:40:52
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Richardd :
Yep got fed up of that so retired. Much happier now but gov lost a lot of tax, other factors too but if they hadn’t been so greedy I may have kept going a while longer.
2025-01-11 10:04:31
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d3monixxx :
EU countries are taxing less than that.
2025-01-09 18:59:52
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jules :
put the tax in the bag.
2025-01-09 19:34:53
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Abdullah :
they should tax 125k at 60% then
2025-01-10 19:01:25
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JoshuaT :
Above 125k the tax rate comes down? Isn’t that strange?
2025-01-10 04:08:33
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Claudiu :
Everyone move to Switzerland 🇨🇭
2025-01-09 20:56:25
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thommy1979 :
Nope, 5 years running I dodge it. So gov goes from getting 42% to nothing. 😅
2025-01-10 10:43:13
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uktiktoketc :
I'd love to know the percentage of 100-125 paye folk that don't Salsac most of it into their pension.
2025-01-09 19:51:41
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Severus1981 :
That’s why I’ve dropped to a 3 day week - rather have the free time than paying 40% of what I would earn in tax
2025-01-10 08:04:18
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J :
wish I had that problem
2025-01-09 20:07:49
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lilwil567 :
Sorrows, sorrows, prayers
2025-01-09 22:19:12
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ApexGrizzly :
Or the government should find ways to stop wasting money and lower our taxes
2025-01-10 09:13:58
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pseudointellectualistt :
High taxation is a fine for being successful and demotivating hence why people are leaving in droves
2025-01-10 12:04:46
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VineSurfer :
60%!!! what a joke. My marginal tax rate is 46.5% and because of that I take a month unpaid leave each year. Yet the government always cries about 'worker productivity' well make it worth my while.
2025-01-13 01:15:51
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K :
Great advice although most people need money to pay for everything right now!
2025-01-10 07:03:44
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