The phrase "at higher earners" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used when discussing income levels or financial statistics, but it should be rephrased for clarity.
Example: "The tax policy will primarily affect individuals at higher income levels."
Alternatives: "among top earners" or "for high-income individuals".
Since any deduction cap is likely to aim at higher earners, expensive houses would be most affected.
There are a range of ways to increase tax revenue by aiming at higher earners, some less comprehensive than others.
The Tories are emphasising that the move is targeted at higher earners, with Osborne saying it was aimed at the top 15% of wealthiest households.
While most of the proposed tax increases were aimed at higher earners, there were important proposals that would affect all individuals.
Congress also hopes to grant a reprieve to millions of middle-income Americans facing the alternative minimum tax, originally aimed at high earners.
Intriguingly, he says that as "high flyers" tend to do better from final salary schemes, "there may be a case for targeting contribution increases at high earners, or to introduce tiered contribution levels".
But Mr Brown's raid and a recent change in British tax policy on private pensions aimed at high earners indicate the complexities of the subject.Many governments have given tax privileges to pension funds as a means of encouraging savings and of reducing the potential burden on the state of provision for the elderly.
The Government will increase the level at which higher earners start paying the 40 per cent tax rate.
Romney wants to eliminate capital-gains taxes for the typical investor and leave the rate at 15 percent for higher earners.
The player wants a two-year deal to stay at Celtic, and he is among the higher earners at the club.
But some within the Conservative party are alarmed at the impact on higher earners, who would lose out from the measure.
