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United Kingdom

0102030405060World avg (corporate) 22.6%Income 45%Corporate 25%VAT 20%Wealth Tax 0%

Income Tax

45%

Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Income Tax brackets
ThresholdRate
GBP 00%
GBP 12,57020%
GBP 50,27040%
GBP 125,14045%

2025-26 tax year (England, Wales & Northern Ireland — Scotland sets its own bands). Excludes Class 1/4 National Insurance contributions. Top bracket (45%) matches the stored headline rate exactly. The Personal Allowance tapers away by £1 per £2 of income above £100,000, reaching £0 at £125,140 — this produces an effective marginal rate of 60% on the £100,000–£125,140 slice, not shown as its own bracket here since it is a taper mechanism on the allowance rather than a published rate band.

Corporate Tax

25%

Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01

VAT

20%

Source: OECD Tax Database — VAT/GST standard rates · as of 2023-09-01

Wealth Tax

0%

Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Kingdom (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-24

No general annual net wealth tax on individuals. PWC's dedicated "Net wealth/worth taxes" subsection states: "Tax is not charged on an individual's wealth each year in the United Kingdom." A one-off wealth tax has been proposed and debated periodically (e.g. the independent Wealth Tax Commission's 2020 proposal) but never enacted. The UK's inheritance tax, capital gains tax, council tax, and stamp duty land tax are separate, narrower levies and are not net wealth taxes.

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