This is Money Podcast — The 37 taxes you pay and why it now takes £3.1m to feel 'wealthy'

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The 37 taxes you pay and why it now takes £3.1m to feel 'wealthy'

This is Money Podcast

While the average household pays £16,700 in direct tax on income, our audit shows this is just the tip of the iceberg. We all pay a multitude of other taxes, from air passenger duty to environmental levies on our energy bills. Lee Boyce, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost discuss what the total sum is - and that our tax…

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