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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 system.

Two notes describe the UK tax and benefit systems respectively:

This table shows tax measures introduced in each Budget and PBR (since 1979).

Recent publications & research

These tables were last updated in November 2012.

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
Corporate taxes
Rates
 
Local taxes
Press releases

These tables were last updated in November 2012.

Spending on benefits
Nominal terms, real terms and % of GDP
Benefits for the unemployed
Rates and claimants
 
Benefits for the elderly
Rates and claimants
 
Rates and claimants
Benefits for people on low incomes
Personal allowances, premiums and claimants
 
Personal allowances, premiums and claimants
 
Awards and amounts
Briefing notes
Last updated:
30 November 2012
Last updated:
29 November 2012