I appreciate the political difficulty in having a higher basic rate of income tax, though, and the way this confuses the message. (liberalconspiracy.org)
His proposed tax hikes would see 2p more onto the 20p basic rate of income tax, 3p onto the 40p higher rate of income tax, 5p on the rate of inheritance tax, and a 5 % jump in fuel and alcohol duties. (thesun.co.uk)
-- is that we should use every extra penny raised from this to restore the 10p basic rate of income tax, to help lower earners. (conservativehome.blogs.com)