The UK currently applies income tax at 20% on income between £12,570 and £50,270, 40% up to £125,140, and 45% above that for the 2026/27 tax year in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A single rate for all citizens would replace this progressive structure. Proponents claim flat taxes simplify compliance and reduce incentives for evasion through complex avoidance schemes.
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23 Opinions
Same rate but starting at different personal allowances.
If you earn more you pay more. I'm sick of the debate. If you're rich stop whining and pay up just like the rest of us
But lower paid should only pay tax when they earn £20 t0 25,000
Taking 25% off a nurse who is already struggling with heating bills hurts a hell of a lot more than taking 25% off a private equity boss buying a fourth sports car. It destroys progressive taxation, shifts the entire funding of the state onto low and middle earners, and blows a black hole in the NHS budget
Yes - it will mean people can earn more without fear of being penalised for being ambitious or entrepreneurial and therefore will incentivise growth, while simultaneously discouraging the government overspend on welfare. It’s also literally the fairest way of taxing - everyone pays the same, no matter what.
No, absolutely not how can people who are on less money, pay the same who are on more money, its simply economically disadvantages the poor.
No. This is just a precursor to Universal Basic Income. If it's too hard for the civil servants to administer, I'm sure AI can manage without them.
A flat tax would be easy and cheap to administer, there would be no (few) loopholes and, as has been shown elsewhere, would greatly promote the economy. It won't happen though, because voters won't consider it 'fair'
Yes, 0%. Income tax was a temporary solution, but politicians being politicians want more power and more money, interdependent on each other. All taxes should, apart tariffs, should be replaced with one tax paid both by people and companies (i.e. sale tax) with the rate set high enough co cover state spending. Simplicity is a key.
The jump from 20% to 40% is always made out to be a big issue but in reality it is a jump from 28% to 42% when taking the effect of NI contributions into account. If there is a case for a simpler system it is on Corporation Tax. Too much of our money spent as consumers with companies like Amazon, Microsoft etc leaves the country before Corporation Tax is calculated. A 1% corporation tax on UK turnover would create a fairer system.