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Why the 50% tax rate matters nil to entrepreneurs (elstensoftware.com)
2 points by dangravell on Oct 26, 2011 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


At the time of writing, the UK tax system's personal allowance (the amount of money you can earn free of tax) is £7,475. An increase in this rate would be beneficial to entrepreneurs attempting to start a business, because it leaves more money for the entrepreneur to pay other bills, clothe their children, pay the mortgage etc.

The UK government is committed to increasing this allowance to £10,000 by the time its term expires in 2015 (it was one of the things the Lib Dems insisted on).




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