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Table 3 U.K. Tax Parameters. For use in equation (4). Pounds are not inflation adjusted

From: Fiscal policies and the prices of labor: a comparison of the U.K. and U.S.

NICs parameters

y

τ i

UB

τ c

Overall wedge q (weekly employment)

Quarter

PT

ST

Employer rate τ f

Employer rate τ e

Employer cost

PIT basic

CTC BRR

Unempl. Benefit

Consumption tax rate

Off credits

On credits

2007-Q1

£97

£97

12.8%

11.0%

£445

22.0%

37.0%

 

18.8%

  

2007-Q2

£100

£100

12.8%

11.0%

£446

22.0%

37.0%

£59.15

18.8%

55.2%

79.5%

2007-Q3

£100

£100

12.8%

11.0%

£449

22.0%

37.0%

£59.15

18.8%

55.2%

79.5%

2007-Q4

£100

£100

12.8%

11.0%

£451

22.0%

37.0%

£59.15

18.8%

55.1%

79.4%

2008-Q1

£100

£100

12.8%

11.0%

£464

22.0%

37.0%

£59.15

18.8%

55.0%

79.4%

2008-Q2

£105

£105

12.8%

11.0%

£460

20.0%

39.0%

£60.50

18.8%

53.7%

79.4%

2008-Q3

£105

£105

12.8%

11.0%

£468

20.0%

39.0%

£60.50

18.8%

53.6%

79.3%

2008-Q4

£105

£105

12.8%

11.0%

£474

20.0%

39.0%

£60.50

18.2%

53.4%

79.2%

2009-Q1

£105

£105

12.8%

11.0%

£472

20.0%

39.0%

£60.50

17.0%

52.9%

79.0%

2009-Q2

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£488

20.0%

39.0%

£64.30

17.0%

53.1%

79.1%

2009-Q3

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£482

20.0%

39.0%

£64.30

17.0%

53.2%

79.1%

2009-Q4

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£493

20.0%

39.0%

£64.30

17.0%

53.1%

79.1%

2010-Q1

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£491

20.0%

39.0%

£64.30

18.8%

53.8%

79.4%

2010-Q2

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£494

20.0%

39.0%

£65.45

18.8%

53.9%

79.5%

2010-Q3

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£492

20.0%

39.0%

£65.45

18.8%

53.9%

79.5%

2010-Q4

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£495

20.0%

39.0%

£65.45

18.8%

53.9%

79.5%

2011-Q1

£110

£110

12.8%

11.0%

£497

20.0%

39.0%

£65.45

20.5%

54.5%

79.8%

2011-Q2

£139

£136

13.8%

12.0%

£493

20.0%

41.0%

£67.50

20.5%

54.8%

81.2%

2011-Q3

£139

£136

13.8%

12.0%

£493

20.0%

41.0%

£67.50

20.5%

54.8%

81.2%

2011-Q4

£139

£136

13.8%

12.0%

£502

20.0%

41.0%

£67.50

20.5%

54.7%

81.2%

2012-Q1

£139

£136

13.8%

12.0%

£502

20.0%

41.0%

£67.50

20.5%

54.7%

81.2%

2012-Q2

£146

£144

13.8%

12.0%

£506

20.0%

41.0%

£71.00

20.5%

54.9%

81.2%

2012-Q3

£146

£144

13.8%

12.0%

£510

20.0%

41.0%

£71.00

20.5%

54.9%

81.2%

2012-Q4

£146

£144

13.8%

12.0%

£515

20.0%

41.0%

£71.00

20.5%

54.8%

81.2%

2013-Q1

£146

£144

13.8%

12.0%

£515

20.0%

41.0%

£71.00

20.5%

54.8%

81.2%

2013-Q2

£149

£148

13.8%

12.0%

£524

20.0%

41.0%

£71.70

20.5%

54.7%

81.2%

2013-Q3

£149

£148

13.8%

12.0%

£505

20.0%

41.0%

£71.70

20.5%

54.9%

81.2%

2013-Q4

£149

£148

13.8%

12.0%

£509

20.0%

41.0%

£71.70

20.5%

54.9%

81.2%