Claim: The top 1% of earners in the UK are paying 28% of the tax burden.
Fact-check: Do the top 1% of earners pay 28% of the tax burden? - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't correct.  the highest earning 1% in the uk pay an estimated 28% of all income tax – not the total "tax burden". this is close to a record level, but it isn't quite the highest percentage ever.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph Shuttleworth
Date published: 2018-01-08T00:00:00