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> It costs £0 to see the doctor Kind off, people do pay national insurance, also a part of the overall tax goes into the NHS as well.
by xamolxix 8y ago
> It costs £0 to see the doctor
Kind off, people do pay national insurance, also a part of the overall tax goes into the NHS as well.
- cm2187 8y agoAnd the doctors are paid less than an average accountant in the UK.
- derekp7 8y agoHow much did their education cost? At least in the US, doctors don't make that much after student loan payments, insurance, etc.
- signalsmith 8y agoAre you asking how much it costs to get a medical degree as a UK citizen? In England* there is a cost (£9250/year), but it's slightly misleading to think of it like that because of how Student Loans work here. You pay nothing on your Student Loan up to a certain income (£25k, or $33k), 9% past that point, and then the remainder gets forgiven after 25 years. So in practice, it's an additional marginal tax rate for having gone to university. (* different elsewhere in the UK - e.g. free in Scotland)
- DanBC 8y agoThe NHS is paid mostly by taxes. NI only pays for about 20% of it.