{"id":137898,"date":"2019-11-25T23:25:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T20:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7722801\/Medic-slams-Question-Time-guest-claimed-doctors-earn-80k.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ito=1490&amp;ns_campaign=1490"},"modified":"2019-11-25T23:25:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T20:25:15","slug":"medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/so\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k\/","title":{"rendered":"Medic slams Question Time guest who claimed all doctors earn over \u00a380k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A medic has today hit back at a Question Time audience member who wrongly declared &#8216;every doctor in the country earns more than \u00a380,000.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">IT consultant Rob Barber launched a tirade on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/bbc\/index.html\" id=\"mol-7f7bf790-0f81-11ea-8f83-7babf435d3e7\">BBC<\/a> show last week, when he suggested &#8216;doctors earn more than \u00a380,000&#8217; as he slammed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/jeremy_corbyn\/index.html\" id=\"mol-7f765240-0f81-11ea-8f83-7babf435d3e7\">Jeremy Corbyn<\/a>&#8216;s stringent plan to &#8216;super-tax&#8217; hard-working Britons.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His argument has now prompted a furious response from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/nhs\/index.html\" id=\"mol-7f7da540-0f81-11ea-8f83-7babf435d3e7\">NHS<\/a> specialist Dr Asif Munaf, who shared his payslip online as he confirmed he earns \u00a348,000-a-year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In his scathing riposte Dr Asif, a Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar who once appeared on Dragon&#8217;s Den, said Mr Barber was &#8216;terribly misinformed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He tweeted: &#8216;I spent 6 years at medschool and a further 7 years of specialist training and I get paid \u00a348,000. He needs to #factscheck and use some of his \u00a380,000 on a new shirt and trim.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Asif said he works some 40 hours a week and his earnings cover a single salary household with an 18-month-old son.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He told MailOnline doctors are &#8216;massively underpaid&#8217;, adding: &#8216;Mr Barbers&#8217; ill-informed comments made me appreciate the sheer ignorance that is prevalent&#8230;People just assume that doctors have high salaries without necessarily knowing the full pay scale.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-301d22fe9e79cd09\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-1.jpg\" height=\"636\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif Munaf, who shared his payslip online as he confirmed he earns \u00a348,000-a-year, in response to a Question Time debate\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-301d22fe9e79cd09\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-1.jpg\" height=\"636\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif Munaf, who shared his payslip online as he confirmed he earns \u00a348,000-a-year, in response to a Question Time debate\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dr Asif Munaf, who shared his payslip online as he confirmed he earns \u00a348,000-a-year, in response to a Question Time debate&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ce1a9bb6f0cedc5b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-2.jpg\" height=\"561\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif, a registrar who once appeared on Dragon's Den, said Mr Barber was 'terribly misinformed'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ce1a9bb6f0cedc5b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-2.jpg\" height=\"561\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif, a registrar who once appeared on Dragon's Den, said Mr Barber was 'terribly misinformed'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dr Asif, a registrar who once appeared on Dragon&#8217;s Den, said Mr Barber was &#8216;terribly misinformed&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cdd59eb6a654809b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-3.jpg\" height=\"328\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif said he works some 40 hours a week and his earnings cover a single salary household with an 18-month-old son\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cdd59eb6a654809b\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-3.jpg\" height=\"328\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif said he works some 40 hours a week and his earnings cover a single salary household with an 18-month-old son\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dr Asif said he works some 40 hours a week and his earnings cover a single salary household with an 18-month-old son<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last week Mr Barber, a&nbsp;38-year-old IT consultant and high-profile motorcycle racer, argued with shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon over his party&#8217;s policy of imposing \u00a383billion in new taxes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But he had some viewers scratching their heads after claiming he was not in the top 5 per cent of earners, despite saying his salary was more than \u00a380,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Barber said: &#8216;Every doctor, every accountant, every solicitor earns more than that, that&#8217;s not 5 per cent!&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Asif Munaf, a doctor, NHS Clinical Entrepreneur and personal trainer, tweeted in response: &#8216;This guy is terribly misinformed. &#8220;All doctors get paid more than \u00a380,000&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I spent 6 years at medschool and a further 7 years of specialist training and I get paid \u00a348,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;He needs to #factscheck and use some of his \u00a380,000 on a new shirt and trim.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Asif told MailOnline: &#8216;Mr Barbers&#8217; ill-informed comments made me appreciate the sheer ignorance that is prevalent in the general public and the ill-conceived perception regarding doctors salaries and how the junior doctor strikes of 2016 have been seemingly forgotten about.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;People just assume that doctors have high salaries without necessarily knowing the full pay scale: from first year to consultant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It also made me realise that I get massively underpaid relative to the length of training I have undertaken as well as the importance of the job I am doing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;If Mr Barber is on \u00a380,000 some of my less qualified peers who are on triple my salary after only a three year degree, it made me question the profession I am working in.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Although I never went in to medicine for the money, a job should be remunerated based on its value and not whether you work for this company or that company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This sadly is not the case in a lot of public sector jobs and has prompted me to quit my junior doctor training as I do not wish to be labelled as &#8220;just a junior doctor&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">His tweet has since garnered more than 2,000 likes and see hundreds share their own earnings and stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Many praised his cutting response and thanked him for his work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One Twitter user wrote: &#8216;The NHS consultant pay scale starts below \u00a380K and those doctors will have a minimum of 8 years postgraduate experience working in and serving the NHS. Brilliant staff grade doctors don\u2019t ever hit that salary and they are tremendously skilled and experienced.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-18a36449179d6aad\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-4.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The NHS specialist said: 'I spent 6 years at medschool and a further 7 years of specialist training and I get paid \u00a348,000'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-18a36449179d6aad\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-4.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The NHS specialist said: 'I spent 6 years at medschool and a further 7 years of specialist training and I get paid \u00a348,000'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-22567ffffb77607\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-5.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Dr Asif&nbsp;Munaf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-22567ffffb77607\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-5.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Dr Asif&nbsp;Munaf\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The NHS specialist said:&nbsp;&#8216;I spent 6 years at medschool and a further 7 years of specialist training and I get paid \u00a348,000&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f00920baeeb332c0\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-6.jpg\" height=\"353\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Richard Barber accused Richard Burgeon's party of railing against billionaires and the uber-wealthy, but actually pledging policies which would rinse the pockets of ordinary employees\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f00920baeeb332c0\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-6.jpg\" height=\"353\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Richard Barber accused Richard Burgeon's party of railing against billionaires and the uber-wealthy, but actually pledging policies which would rinse the pockets of ordinary employees\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Richard Barber accused Richard Burgeon&#8217;s party of railing against billionaires and the uber-wealthy, but actually pledging policies which would rinse the pockets of ordinary employees<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-106f1a5691d71505\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-7.jpg\" height=\"66\" width=\"634\" alt class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-106f1a5691d71505\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-7.jpg\" height=\"66\" width=\"634\" alt class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e42a183b0748cfa9\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-8.jpg\" height=\"130\" width=\"634\" alt class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e42a183b0748cfa9\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-8.jpg\" height=\"130\" width=\"634\" alt class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group mol-hidden-caption\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e7e519e071bafc52\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-9.jpg\" height=\"226\" width=\"634\" alt class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-e7e519e071bafc52\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-9.jpg\" height=\"226\" width=\"634\" alt class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2a7b63a6eb211204\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-10.jpg\" height=\"309\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Many Twitter users praised his cutting response and thanked the doctor for his work\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2a7b63a6eb211204\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-10.jpg\" height=\"309\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Many Twitter users praised his cutting response and thanked the doctor for his work\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Many Twitter users praised his cutting response and thanked the doctor for his work<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Asif is a medical registrar and a junior doctor for seven years, going through both Foundation and Core Medical Training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He&nbsp;currently works as locum registrar at&nbsp;The Queen&#8217;s Medical Centre in Nottingham. He is also an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur, holds a Masters in Public Health and is also a Level 3 REPS accredited Personal Trainer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He also runs a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"class\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/endoranceuk\">wellness business<\/a> offering IV vitamin therapy and bespoke blood testing which is popular among Instagram influencers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Asif is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and revealed how he came from a council estate in Sheffield and was five years old when he first realised he wanted to be a doctor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bcb081e56ef59c9e\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-11.jpg\" height=\"376\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif&nbsp;appeared on Series 15 of Dragons Den where he pitched his smoothie company 'DATE Smoothie' and attempted to win a \u00a350,000 investment for a 10 per cent stake\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-bcb081e56ef59c9e\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-11.jpg\" height=\"376\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Dr Asif&nbsp;appeared on Series 15 of Dragons Den where he pitched his smoothie company 'DATE Smoothie' and attempted to win a \u00a350,000 investment for a 10 per cent stake\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Dr Asif&nbsp;appeared on Series 15 of Dragons Den where he pitched his smoothie company &#8216;DATE Smoothie&#8217; and attempted to win a \u00a350,000 investment for a 10 per cent stake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In a blog post for the Royal College of Physicians, the father-of-one said: &#8216;However, growing up in the most educationally-deprived area in the country, this was more youthful audacity than achievable reality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;In spite of our surroundings, there was certainly no poverty of aspiration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I hope my story can inspire other doctors from different walks of life to consider a career in medicine, so that medicine retains this very unique sense of diversity.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr Asif appeared on Series 15 of Dragons Den where he pitched his smoothie company &#8216;DATE Smoothie&#8217; and attempted to win a \u00a350,000 investment for a 10 per cent stake.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But he was turned away by the dragons, who said his &#8216;thinking was completely wrong in terms of his brand&#8217;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c6131a8b570b029c\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-12.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\" alt=\"According to HMRC figures, the top 5 per cent bracket included anyone earning over \u00a375,300 in 2016-17. Adjusting for wage rises since then, the threshold is probably now around \u00a380,000\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c6131a8b570b029c\" src=\"http:\/\/wardoon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/medic-slams-question-time-guest-who-claimed-all-doctors-earn-over-80k-12.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\" alt=\"According to HMRC figures, the top 5 per cent bracket included anyone earning over \u00a375,300 in 2016-17. Adjusting for wage rises since then, the threshold is probably now around \u00a380,000\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">According to HMRC figures, the top 5 per cent bracket included anyone earning over \u00a375,300 in 2016-17. Adjusting for wage rises since then, the threshold is probably now around \u00a380,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"art-ins mol-factbox news\" data-version=\"2\" id=\"mol-cf531c70-0f8c-11ea-ba9d-e316b7226381\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-7722801\/Medic-slams-Question-Time-guest-claimed-doctors-earn-80k.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">Who is right in the big Question Time high-earners debate?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">What did Rob Barber claim?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Barber complained he would be subject to Labour&#8217;s new 45p tax band as he earns more than \u00a380,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He branded the party &#8216;liars&#8217; because they claimed they were only increasing taxes for the top top 5 per cent of earners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He insisted his income did not put him in that bracket &#8211; saying all doctors and lawyers earned more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Barber suggested he was not even in the top 50 per cent of earners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He insisted many billionaires did not pay income tax as they were not employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon retorted that anyone earning over \u00a380,000 was in the top 5 per cent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Who was right?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mr Barber does appear to fall into the top 5 per cent of earners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to HMRC figures, that bracket included anyone earning over \u00a375,300 in 2016-17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Adjusting for wage rises since then, the threshold is probably now around \u00a380,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Labour&#8217;s 45p rate would apply to earnings above the \u00a380,000 level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Do all lawyers and doctors earn more than \u00a380,000?<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the minimum salary for a GP in England is \u00a358,000 &#8211; although many earn more than this.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Law Society says the average salary for full-time solicitors is around \u00a362,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Will billionaires be able to evade Labour&#8217;s income tax hikes?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It is true that many of the ultra-wealthy are not salaried employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">They are able to channel money from businesses in a variety of ways to avoid income tax. Cash can be stashed offshore, or in other countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">People with huge assets can also live off their capital, rather than taking salaries that would be subject to income tax, and control their incomes to stay clear of punitive rates.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Will earners outside the top 5 per cent be unscathed by Labour&#8217;s policies?<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The respected IFS think-tank has dismissed Labour&#8217;s claim that only the top 5 per cent will have to pay more tax &#8211; saying it is not &#8216;credible&#8217; and moves such as hikes to corporation tax will feed through to ordinary workers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Increases in inheritance tax and scrapping the marriage allowance will also hurt lower earners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A medic has today hit back at a Question Time audience member who wrongly declared &#8216;every doctor in the country earns more than \u00a380,000.&#8217; IT consultant Rob Barber launched a tirade on the BBC show last week, when he suggested &#8216;doctors earn more than \u00a380,000&#8217; as he slammed&nbsp;Jeremy Corbyn&#8216;s stringent plan to &#8216;super-tax&#8217; hard-working Britons.&nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":137899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10221280388112155_325455220908133":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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