Example sentences of "put up the [adj] rate [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last Labour Government put up the standard rate to 35p . |
| 2 | I note that , unlike the Labour party , when the hon. Gentleman 's party advocates increased public spending , it is at least honest enough to say that it will put up the basic rate of tax . |
| 3 | His party says that it will put up the basic rate of tax . |
| 4 | Yet , at the same time , it said that if there were a coalition Government , it would stop the Labour party putting up the higher rate of tax . |
| 5 | The point implicit in the hon. Gentleman 's question is : what is the point of putting up the top rate of tax if one raises less revenue ? |