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Corrections log

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Corrections are logged here with the date, what was wrong and what it was changed to. Figures that change because a source published new data are not corrections — that is the site working, and every figure carries its own as-of date so you can see which vintage you are reading. 6 corrections so far.

Key figures

  • 6Corrections logged As of 22 September 2026
  • 4Pages corrected Each correction names its page
  • 484Series whose history is kept Committed on every run

What has been corrected?

Corrections by page

Some corrections were carried to other pages as well; each is counted once, against the page it names.

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Corrections by page
NameCorrections
1. /frozen-thresholds/2
2. /tv-licence/2
3. /inheritance-tax/1
4. /income-tax/1

Corrections, most recent first

  • The Personal Allowance, higher-rate and additional-rate thresholds were said to be frozen until April 2028.

    Date
    22 September 2026
    Page
    /frozen-thresholds/
    What changed

    What changed

    They are frozen until 5 April 2031, following Budget 2025 and section 10 of the Finance Act 2026. The same date now appears on the income tax, National Insurance and lifetime pages.

  • The inheritance tax nil-rate band and residence nil-rate band were said to be frozen until April 2030.

    Date
    22 September 2026
    Page
    /inheritance-tax/
    What changed

    What changed

    Both are fixed until 5 April 2031 under section 72 of the Finance Act 2026.

  • The VAT registration threshold was listed as frozen until March 2026.

    Date
    22 September 2026
    Page
    /frozen-thresholds/
    What changed

    What changed

    It has been £90,000 since April 2024 and is unchanged for 2026-27, with no end date announced. It was previously frozen at £85,000 from 2017 to 2024.

  • Dividend tax rates for 2026-27 were given as 8.75%, 33.75% and 39.35%.

    Date
    22 September 2026
    Page
    /income-tax/
    What changed

    What changed

    From 6 April 2026 they are 10.75%, 35.75% and 39.35%.

  • The TV licence fee was shown as unverified, with no figure.

    Date
    22 September 2026
    Page
    /tv-licence/
    What changed

    What changed

    It is £180 a year from 1 April 2026, as announced by the government.

  • The TV licence fee was described as going to the BBC and never reaching the Exchequer.

    Date
    22 September 2026
    Page
    /tv-licence/
    What changed

    What changed

    By law (Communications Act 2003, s365(7)) the BBC pays licence fee income into the Consolidated Fund, and DCMS pays a matching amount back to the BBC as grant. The money still ends up funding the BBC, but it does pass through the Exchequer. The same wording was corrected on the all-taxes and where-it-goes pages.

What counts as a correction?

  • A figure that was wrong because of a bug in how it was calculated or parsed.
  • A figure kept by hand that was out of date or mistyped.
  • A characterisation that was misleading, even if the number behind it was right.
  • A source attributed incorrectly.

A figure moving because DESNZ published a new week, or Ofgem set a new cap, is not a correction. Every figure shows the date of the observation behind it, and the underlying series are committed to the repository on every run, so the history is visible rather than asserted.

484 series are committed to the repository on every nightly run, so any figure’s earlier values can be checked against what the page says now.

Can a council or public body reply?

Every council report card, and every page about public bodies, carries a contact address. A council, public body or person named in a published figure who thinks it is wrong, out of date or unfairly presented can write with the page and the source they would point to. If the figure was wrong, it is corrected and logged above with the date. If the source’s own figure has changed, the page follows it on the next nightly run, and that is noted here where it changes a characterisation.

How do you tell us about a mistake?

Email the address in the footer with the page, the figure and what you think it should be. If it is a calculation, the methodology page sets out what the site does, which is usually the quickest way to work out where a disagreement comes from. If it is a source, the data page has the raw series to check against.

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