For some reason people associate the word 'basic' with 'universal' and assume that everyone is entitled to the full-rate basic state pension when they achieve whatever retirement age is relevant for them to be entitled to payment.
The Conservatives' proposal essentially removes this limit and extends the tax privilege to all lower-rate and basic-rate income-tax payers who receive interest on their deposits.
But the dividends are received by investors as if they have already paid basic rate income tax (the corporation tax rate is about the same as the basic income tax rate).
That said, the latest change by the chancellor would see some higher rate taxpayers gaining more than basic rate taxpayers, according to Patricia Mock, of accountancy firm Deloitte.
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That might help explain a high conversion rate among basic phone owners, where three quarters of those planning to update their devices expected to move to a smartphone.
Mr Salmond's big test will come in 2010, when he hopes to abolish council tax completely and replace it with a local income tax levied at a flat rate of 3p in each pound of basic-rate national income tax due.
The rate is being left at 18% for basic-rate taxpayers, but is raised to 28% for those on higher rates.
So it is fair to focus this additional support on basic rate taxpayers only.
His bank predicted last week that the basic rate would remain unchanged for the rest of 2004.
Why not raise the income-tax threshold, in particular, rather than tinkering with the bands and basic rate?
But to the recipient the dividend arrives as if it has already had basic rate income tax paid.
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Under Cameron, basic rate tax payers would no longer have to pay tax on the interest from their savings.
Conservatives will recall that when in power they had a long-running commitment to cut the basic rate to 20p.
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) says the fall in the basic rate will reduce the amount of gift aid charities can claim on donations.
It would cut class sizes, provide more teachers and scrap students' tuition fees by putting a penny on the basic rate of income tax.
But because the profit has been taxed already at the company level those dividends are now received tax free by basic rate income tax payers.
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Labour said the current 50% limit on tax relief on pensions for the highest earners should be brought into line with the 20% level for basic rate taxpayers.
The Gift Aid scheme is for gifts of money by individuals who pay UK tax, and allows the charity to reclaim the basic rate tax on the donation.
The Lib Dems, who want to lower the basic rate of income tax, said the plans would only result in a marginal saving for people on average incomes.
It had already committed itself to cutting 4 pence off the basic rate of income tax to be paid for by taxing the rich and clamping down on avoidance scams.
It retains the benefit of a simpler tax system and it also allows basic rate taxpayers to see the benefits as soon as possible, and for the whole of this financial year.
In the Budget last year, my Right Honourable Friend introduced just two rates of tax with the basic rate cut from 22 pence to 20 pence - the lowest rate for 75 years.
Mr Campbell, a former mayor of Vancouver, wants to stimulate the economy by cutting the province's basic rate of income tax to the lowest in Canada, easing regulation of business, and relaxing employment law.
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Scotrail taxed your pension at basic rate, which seems fine given the two other pensions, and the RAF would have a code reduction for the state pension being received, and also a reduction for any other taxable income.
But it is unclear how the plan would be administered, how many would qualify, or whether or not it will be limited to basic rate tax payers to ensure it is not criticised for funding those who can more easily meet their childcare costs.
The Lib Dems have also ditched any policies that might put off potential supporters, such as raising the basic rate of income tax, and they have stopped banging on about things that do not stir the popular imagination, such as proportional representation.
But my proposal for this year will not only help those on low incomes who lost out, but also does more to help all basic rate taxpaying families at a time when oil and food prices have been rising in every part of the world.
The manifesto confirms its ambitions on tax: for a lower 10p starting rate of income tax, for a cut from 8% to 5% in value-added tax on fuel, and for no increase in the 23p basic rate nor the 40p higher rate of income tax.
The conference also urged the executive to support the Liberal Democrat policy to add a penny onto the basic rate of income tax, provide teaching facilities in Gaelic and other minority languages where there is demand, and ensure that class sizes are reduced across the whole age range of pupils.
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