my tax code has changed to 603L, not sure what that means should i get a rebate, i no someone who got paid yesterday and had an extra 300 quid in there wages..

s burnett, southampton, england

for those that are on a low income i think that we are taxed to much for it all to line their pockets its hard enough to survive on minunm wage with all the food energy prices goin up the minunm wage goes up by 15 then the food prices goes up higher it is appauling

paula, northamptonshire,

Craig, why pick on Mr 45k? Just becuase he earns more than the rest of us, doesnt mean he isnt entitled to the same increases etc we get, especially if worked hard to get it. Thats like saying those who earn enough shouldnt get child benefit etc and remember, he pays twice the amount of tax we do

Adam, Lancing,

To Mr £45k; with pre-tax earnings of £865+ per week, it's somewhat easier for you to absorb a a £120 change in tax than someone who earns minimum wage at £220 for a 40-hour week. You earn significantly more than the national average; in the top 15% of earners in the UK in fact. Must be hard for you.

Craig, Edinburgh,

They are a total disgrace.Labour taxing the lowest paid in the land and now codging the blunder with more tinkering.They came into power with high hopes and in the very first budget Mr Brown set in motion the destruction of confidence in the pensions industry.We had the best provisions in Europe.

mike kelly, northwich, england

I earn £45k. my company gave inflatory pay rises to all those earning less than £40k. the govt help those earning less than £40k. my cost of living has risen the same as everyone else yet apparently i will be able to absorb the impact. is it really necessary to have a Govt? all clueless

David, Cov,

Excuse me for being underwhelmed, but this £10 monthly rebate barely covers the increases in food and fuel costs over the past year. Of course if I were to save it rather than spend it the interest accrued would be below the real rate of inflation and would be taxed in any case. Good ol' Gordo.

Paul, Coventry,

Quite obvious really, the Govt. will tax every stage your money goes through - receiving it from work, in a pension, taking a pension out, leaving it in a bank... there are good reasons to why many still use the ol' "cash under the bed/in the attic" technique, despite the relative lack of safety.

Howard, Manchester,

The abolition of the lower rate was nothing less than a criminal act of robbery!

Once again, the middle earners lose out.

Sheer incompetence!!!

Darren ward, Manchester, UK

Couldn't agree more Melanie. In addition to my state pension I also get a very small pension from a previous employer. When I saw that the tax taken from this last source of income had DOUBLED then, my mind could hardly grasp that any Chancellor of the Exchequer could be so inept. What fools!

Ben, Sunderland, England

Well said Melanie and as a retired person who only gets a modest pension this is going to help but I will have to wait till October to get it.

If this government wants people to save it should reduce the tax it takes on their Savings as this is money they have paid tax on before saving it!

Itza, Camberley,

I think GAIN is the wrong word, it's more a case of RETURNING what he decided to steal from us this year. If he hadn't messed around with the 1p we wouldn't be £60 worse off than we were last year anyway.

Melanie, Wales,