Congo or United Kingdom: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Level pegging: Congo and United Kingdom weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Congo

3.7/10

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Tax Congo United Kingdom Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 30% 25% +5.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 1% to 40% 20% to 45% −5.0 points
VAT standard rate 18.9% 20% −1.1 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Congo

n/a

United Kingdom

Main rate Profit over 250,000 GBP 25%
Small businesses Profit under 50,000 GBP, then tapered up to 250,000 19%
See the Congo page See the United Kingdom page