Visualizing the UK's 90 taxes: An interactive breakdown of the tax system
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Dan Neidle
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Summary
The UK has 90 different taxes, heavily dependent on taxes on employment. This interactive chart visualizes all UK taxes for 2024/25, showing how much each raises in pounds and as a percentage of GDP. The article explains why the UK tax system has become so complicated, highlighting that the UK is typical among OECD countries in its reliance on employment taxes, except for very small or oil/gas-rich nations.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThe UK has 90 taxes.
This chart shows them all, and this article explains why we have so many.
It's immediately clear how dependent we are on taxes on employment.
The UK is pretty typical here – all OECD countries have a similar dependence on taxes on employment (excepting very small and/or oil/gas rich countries).
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