Claim: UK employees pay 20% of anything over £12,570 a year in income tax.
Fact-check: Employees do not pay 12% in National Insurance - Full Fact
Verdict: not quite. employees in the uk do not pay income tax on earnings up to £12,570. in england, wales and northern ireland, employees who earn between £12,571 and £50,270 pay 20% tax, but those who earn over £50,271 are taxed more on their earnings above this threshold. in scotland, workers pay 19% income tax on earnings between £12,571 and £14,732, but pay higher rates of tax on earnings above this threshold.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Nasim Asl
Date published: 2024-03-18T00:00:00