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
In revenue-raising terms, that move was more than equivalent to a penny on the basic rate of income tax.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The basic rate of 20% is paid on annual earnings between £12,571 and £50,270.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
He added that reducing economic inactivity to pre-Covid levels could save the taxpayer £12bn, equivalent to cutting the basic rate of income tax by 2p.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
It would also permit the President to raise the basic rate from 20% to 25%.
From The Invisible Government by Smoot, Dan
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