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Is it time for a graduate tax?

7 September 2010

It's a hot topic in the labour leadership debate, and on the coalition benches. Should graduates be taxed more to pay for universities?

Is it time for a graduate tax?

It's a hot topic in the labour leadership debate, and on the coalition benches. Should graduates be taxed more to pay for universities?

Results

Current system - students are loaned tuition fees but only repay 9% of earnings above £15,000

7307 pts

Make it free - increase tax rates across the board to pay for it.

4203 pts

Graduate Tax - no tuition fees but graduates pay a permanently higher rate of tax on UK earnings

4150 pts

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