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Gordon Brown's final tax ‘cut' when he was Chancellor is now finally starting to take effect.   But when he cut the basic rate of income tax to 20%, he also removed the starting 10 pence rate - which had been brought in to protect low earners.  Up to 5 million people could now be worse off as a result.  The figures below (based on figures from the Office of National Statistics) show how much poorer on average the following types of workers will be each year:  

Nursery nurses - £154

Bar Staff - £67

Catering assistants - £161

Retail Cashiers - £227

Library clerks - £203

Hairdressers - £198

Receptionists - £167

Home Carers - £157

School Secretaries - £140

Cleaners - £45

Dental nurses - £132

Typists - £110

Call centre operators - £103

Bakers - £89

Florists - £79

Caretakers - £78

Van drivers - £51

Road sweepers - £49

Pub managers - £48

Security guards - £21