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Facebook post wrongly implies migrants receiving benefits are exempt from paying council tax
There is no automatic exemption for all migrants, although some may be exempt or receive discounts for the same reasons as non-migrants.
Viral list claiming dozens of taxes didn’t exist a century ago is wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of misleading claims about taxes in the UK, and has been shared over 132,000 times.
The higher rate income tax threshold isn’t being reduced to £37,701
Posts shared on social media have wrongly claimed that new tax thresholds will mean you have to pay income tax at a rate of 40% on earnings above £37,000.
