Hard-hit families 'pay worst taxes'

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Financially stricken families across the UK are being hit with the world's worst tax rates, according to a study.

Research shows households with two adults and two children containing one earner are paying around 73% in tax - made up largely from income tax, national insurance contributions and the removal of some benefits - higher than any other country in the developed world.
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