basic rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Points will now be accrued at a basic rate of one point per £1 spend, but Lidl says there will be lots of opportunities to earn bonus points.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
"Their equivalent colleague sitting right next to them in England is still a basic rate taxpayer."
From BBC • May 5, 2026
It is more than half a century since a chancellor of the exchequer chose to put up the basic rate of income tax.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
The basic rate of income tax has not been raised since the 1970s.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
These rates vary from about one-third to more than double the basic rate.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.
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