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The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 2006/07
Published annually, examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between households in the United Kingdom
Author: Francis Jones
Economic & Labour Market Review, vol 2, no 7, pp 37. ISSN: 1751-8334
This article examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between households in the United Kingdom. It shows average payments of taxes and receipts of benefits, for households in different parts of the income distribution. It also shows where different types of households and individuals are in the income distribution and looks at the changing levels of income inequality over time. The analysis is published annually and results are presented here for 2006/07.