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 This section of the site contains some information about the UK tax system, both current tax rates and thresholds, and rates and nominal thresholds back to 1973 for the main direct and indirect taxes; it also has figures for the UK benefit ssytem. Two notes describe the UK tax and benefit systems respectively: This table shows tax measures introduced in each Budget and PBR (since 1979).  These tables were last updated in February 2010. Taxes and revenue
since 2000
since 1979
since 1978 and including forecasts to 2013-14
Direct taxes
Personal allowances, rates and limits
Rates: employed and self-employed
Child tax credit and working tax credit
Indirect taxes
Alcohol, petrol and tobacco
Capital taxes
Local taxes
 These tables were last updated in February 2010. Benefits for families
Rates and claimants
Rates and claimants
Benefits for people on low incomes
Personal allowances, premia and claimants
Personal allowances, premia and claimants
Claimants and amounts
Benefits for sick and disabled people
Rates
Rates and claimants
Rates
Rates
Rates
Benefits for war and industrial injury and bereavement
Rates and supplements
Rates and supplements
Rates
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07 December 2009 Last updated:
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