FreedomToThink
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Everyone wants to leave now except @FOOLS_NIGHTMARE
Good to see you are in fine fiddleNot surprised. For us Indians who joined PDF early days, PDF used to be a forum run by firang Pakistanis, but with lots of native Pakistanis living right next door to us. One by one we've actually seen guys we know get up and leave. Unlike PakAffairs which used to be almost purely a UK expat crowd. Now there are a few hardy souls loke @Fatman17 and @Areesh and @DESERT FIGHTER who I know left behind. PDF is now a forum of expat honorary faujis. Who will take a flight to come fight us.
Jamedar heavenEveryone wants to leave now except @FOOLS_NIGHTMARE
And what about Afghanistan.Pakistani people are adaptable , they will accept and comply to the masters as they have been doing since past 7 decades.
The rulers know how to keep awam distracted thru falsified narratives- Gaza, Trump, Kashmir and so on.
And you ran off to Europe
EARNINGS (IF YOU LIVE IN ENGLAND, WALES OR NORTHERN IRELAND) | RATE |
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Under your personal allowance (PA) For most, £12,570 | No income tax payable |
Between PA and PA + £37,700 (basic rate) For most, over £12,570 to £50,270 | 20% |
Between PA + £37,701 and £125,140 (higher rate) For most, over £50,271 to £125,140 | 40% (1) |
Over £125,140 (additional rate) | 45% |
EARNINGS (IF YOU LIVE IN SCOTLAND) | RATE |
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Under your personal allowance (PA) For most, £12,570 | No income tax payable |
Between PA and PA + £2,306 (starter rate) For most, over £12,570 to £14,876 | 19% |
Between PA + £2,307 and PA + £13,991 (basic rate) For most, over £14,877 to £26,561 | 20% |
Between PA + £13,992 and PA + £31,092 (intermediate rate) For most, over £26,562 to £43,662 | 21% |
Between PA + £31,093 and £62,430 (higher rate) For most, over £43,663 to £75,000 | 42% (1) |
Between PA + £62,431 and £125,140 (advanced rate) For most, over £75,001 to £125,140 | 45% |
Over £125,140 (top rate) | 48% |
Bhai sab, I spilled coffee, so I have to move out of the chair and get another one.
I'm not a expert but you cannot make such a comparison. FX rate, inflation, households (large families) etc make it more difficult to survive in Pakistan than the UK or USA etc.OK, let me see:
Per, https://taxcalculator.pk/incom-tax-slabs
Income Tax Slabs
As per the latest income tax regulations for the year 2024-2025, the following slabs and income tax rates will be applicable for salaried persons:
If you runaway to U.K.,
- Where the taxable salary income does not exceed Rs. 600,000, the rate of income tax is 0%.
- Where the taxable salary income exceeds Rs. 600,000 but does not exceed Rs. 1,200,000, the rate of income tax is 5% of the amount exceeding Rs. 600,000.
- Where the taxable salary income exceeds Rs. 1,200,000 but does not exceed Rs. 2,200,000, the rate of income tax is Rs. 30,000 + 15% of the amount exceeding Rs. 1,200,000.
- Where the taxable salary income exceeds Rs. 2,200,000 but does not exceed Rs. 3,200,000, the rate of income tax is Rs. 180,000 + 25% of the amount exceeding Rs. 2,200,000.
- Where the taxable salary income exceeds Rs. 3,200,000 but does not exceed Rs. 4,100,000, the rate of income tax is Rs. 430,000 + 30% of the amount exceeding Rs. 3,200,000.
- Where the taxable salary income exceeds Rs. 4,100,000, the rate of income tax is Rs. 700,000 + 35% of the amount exceeding Rs. 4,100,000.
I live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland – what's my income tax rate for 2024/25?
(1) Personal allowance drops by £1 for every £2 earned between £100,000 and £125,140.
EARNINGS (IF YOU LIVE IN ENGLAND, WALES OR NORTHERN IRELAND) RATE Under your personal allowance (PA)
For most, £12,570No income tax payable Between PA and PA + £37,700 (basic rate)
For most, over £12,570 to £50,27020% Between PA + £37,701 and £125,140 (higher rate)
For most, over £50,271 to £125,14040% (1) Over £125,140 (additional rate) 45%
I live in Scotland – what's my income tax rate for 2024/25?
EARNINGS (IF YOU LIVE IN SCOTLAND) RATE Under your personal allowance (PA)
For most, £12,570No income tax payable Between PA and PA + £2,306 (starter rate)
For most, over £12,570 to £14,87619% Between PA + £2,307 and PA + £13,991 (basic rate)
For most, over £14,877 to £26,56120% Between PA + £13,992 and PA + £31,092 (intermediate rate)
For most, over £26,562 to £43,66221% Between PA + £31,093 and £62,430 (higher rate)
For most, over £43,663 to £75,00042% (1) Between PA + £62,431 and £125,140 (advanced rate)
For most, over £75,001 to £125,14045% Over £125,140 (top rate) 48%
(1) Personal allowance drops by £1 for every £2 earned between £100,000 and £125,140.
If one is as successful in U.K. as in Pakistan (corresponding to the local income level), one would be paying higher tax rates in U.K. It may not be profitable to run away. Of course, living in U.K. is nicer for a lot of other reasons compared to Pakistan. But Tax rate does not seem to be the main attraction.
That is why I said, compared to local economic status. Standard of living can be relative. One may need a good car to go to work in U.K. while a motorcycle may be just fine in Pakistan. One has to pay huge heating bills for homes in winter in U.K. while there is no such expense in Pakistan.I'm not a expert but you cannot make such a comparison. FX rate, inflation, households (large families) etc make it more difficult to survive in Pakistan than the UK or USA etc.