Tax wedge on UK workers rises to highest level in more than a decade

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Simone Rensch

29 Apr 26

The tax burden on UK workers rose by 2.45 percentage points last year, hitting its highest level in more than 10 years, according to OECD figures.

Simone Rensch

Freelance journalist

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