basic rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Their equivalent colleague sitting right next to them in England is still a basic rate taxpayer."
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Thereafter the party aims to cut the rates by 1p - creating a 19p basic rate, a 39p higher rate and a 44p additional rate.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
You then pay 20% on earnings between £12,571 and £50,270 - the basic rate - and 40% on anything between £50,271 and £125,140, which is the higher rate.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 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 for completing the search was US$9.00.
From The Online World by De Presno, Odd
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