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  2. Alcohol in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Binge drinking costs the UK economy approximately £20 billion a year; 17 million working days are estimated to be lost due to hangovers and drink-related illness each year. [14] The cost of binge drinking to employers is estimated to be £6.4 billion and the cost per year of alcohol harm is estimated to cost the National Health Service £2.7 ...

  3. Fact check: The proportion of adults paying income tax has ...

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    In 2023-24 the proportion of adults and of working-age adults who did not pay income tax were both around 35%. The post also cited today’s income tax threshold at £12,570, and not the one that ...

  4. Taxation in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Peel, as a Conservative, had opposed income tax in the 1841 general election, but a growing budget deficit required a new source of funds. The new income tax of 7d in the pound (about 2.9%), based on Addington's model, was imposed on annual incomes above £150 (equivalent to £17,836 as of 2023). [3] [6]

  5. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    A UK report came to the result that the effects of low-to-moderate alcohol consumption on mortality are age-dependent. Low-to-moderate alcohol use increases the risk of death for individuals aged 16–34 (due to increased risk of cancers, accidents, liver disease, and other factors), but decreases the risk of death for individuals ages 55+ (due ...

  6. Tax rates in Europe - Wikipedia

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    The total Finnish income tax includes the income tax dependable on the net salary, employee unemployment payment, and employer unemployment payment. [18] [19] The tax rate increases very progressively rapidly at 13 ke/year (from 25% to 48%) and at 29 ke/year to 55% and eventually reaches 67% at 83 ke/year, while little decreases at 127 ke/year ...

  7. Income in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Annual income percentiles for taxpayers in the UK, before and after income tax. In the SVG file, hover over a graph to highlight it. The most recent SPI report (2012/13) gave annual median income as £21,000 before tax and £18,700 after tax. [7] The 2013/14 HBAI report gave median household income (2 adults) as £23,556. [9]

  8. Alcohol abuse - Wikipedia

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    any drinking in pregnant women or persons < 21 years old [10] Binge drinking is a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings blood alcohol concentration ≥ 0.08%, usually corresponding to: ≥ 5 standard drinks on a single occasion in men [10] ≥ 4 standard drinks on a single occasion in women [10]

  9. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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    6.9% (for minimum wage full-time work in 2024: includes 20% flat income tax, of which first 7848€ per year is tax exempt for low-income earners + 2% mandatory pension contribution + 1.6% unemployment insurance paid by employee); excluding social security taxes paid by the employer