UK freezes personal tax allowance until 2031, to be scrapped after
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The UK government has frozen personal tax thresholds until 2031, a policy that has pushed millions of taxpayers into higher tax brackets. After 2031, these thresholds will be scrapped and adjusted for inflation. Basic rate taxpayers could save approximately 198 pounds annually, while higher rate taxpayers could save 395 pounds, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
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- 1Unclassified fact stationOct 28, 00:00recorded Oct 28, 23:15single sourcerevised
个人免税额冻结政策将在2031年后结束
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- 个人所得税免税额和税率门槛
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- Oct 28, 00:00
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- Oct 28, 23:11
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- Oct 28, 23:15
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- BBC BusinessRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedUK tax thresholds to rise after 2031 as personal allowance and higher rate limits set to increase with inflation
Report first recorded Oct 28, 23:15
The UK government has frozen income tax thresholds since 2018, pushing more earners into taxable brackets. According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, these frozen thresholds will end after 2031, with personal allowance and higher rate limits rising with inflation. The Institute for Fiscal Studies estimates over six million additional people will have been drawn into paying income tax by 2031 due to the freeze. Basic rate taxpayers would save up to 198 pounds annually, and higher rate taxpayers 395 pounds, if thresholds had been unfrozen.
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