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2. Gilt-edged securities - Wikipedia

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   A decline in coupons: several gilts were issued in the 1970s and 1980s with coupons of ≥10% per annum, but these have now matured. A large and prolonged increase in the overall volume of issuance as the public sector borrowing requirement has increased. An increase in the volume of issuance of very long dated gilts to respond to demand for these.

3. Interest rate - Wikipedia

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   For example, the Federal Reserve federal funds rate in the United States has varied between about 0.25% and 19% from 1954 to 2008, while the Bank of England base rate varied between 0.5% and 15% from 1989 to 2009, [8] [9] and Germany experienced rates close to 90% in the 1920s down to about 2% in the 2000s.

4. Income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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   As of 2010, 68.8% of federal individual tax receipts, including payroll taxes, were paid by the top 20% of taxpayers by income group, which earned 50% of all household income. The top 1%, which took home 19.3%, paid 24.2% whereas the bottom 20% paid 0.4% due to deductions and the earned income tax credit.

5. List of countries by population (United Nations) - Wikipedia

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   List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]

6. The 1% Club (American game show) - Wikipedia

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   The 1% Club is an American game show, with its setup identically based on the British game show of the same name.Contestants are given a very short amount time to solve brain teaser questions, with questions getting significantly more difficult as the game continues, as statistically a progressively smaller percentage of people, according to the producers, answered each subsequent question ...

7. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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   25% social security (CAS) 10% health insurance (CASS) 10% income tax after CAS and CASS; Self employed (PFA): 25% CAS if earning more than 12 minimum wages in a year; 10% CASS, taxable sum capped at 12 minimum wages per year, e.g. you pay a maximum of 2280 RON as CASS contribution in 2018 if you earn over RON 22,800 for the whole year) 10% ...