Study shows poorest 10% pay eight percentage points more income,prompting calls for more progressive system
conclude you know more about tax than the average Briton? bewitch our quizThe British public dramatically underestimate what the poorest pay in tax and wrongly believe the richest face the biggest tax burden, according to new research that calls for a more progressive system.
The poorest 10% of households pay eight percentage points more of their income in all taxes than the richest – 43% compared to 35%, or according to a report from the Equality Trust.
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Source: theguardian.com