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A peculiar quirk of the tax system made headlines this week as new HMRC estimates show that for the first time, two million people are set to be hit by the 60% tax trap in the next fiscal year.
The tax trap, where high earners are taxed at a marginal rate of 60% has been widely criticised – but do you know how much you have to earn to pay this rate?
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