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2025-04-21 21:36:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B832B23F17B5B40E297D0D58A98987318689BFD905D34CD782EBFD950338666C
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The post's claim that 44.7% of the UK population pays no income tax refers to the entire population, which includes children, retirees, and others who are not expected to work or pay income tax due to their age or circumstances. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/institute-for-fiscal-studies-office-for-national-statistics-gov-uk-people-tax-b2637292.html https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-tax-liabilities-statistics-tax-year-2021-to-2022-to-tax-year-2024-to-2025/summary-statistics https://ifs.org.uk/data-items/share-adult-population-paying-income-tax-age-bracket
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