0 a charge that is the same for everyone:
a flat-rate contribution
1 a rate that is fixed at a particular level that does not change, however much work is done or however much a service is used:
2 a rate of interest on a loan that is charged on the original amount that was borrowed, not on the amount of debt that is still to be paid back:
3 a rate that is the same for everyone:
Employees will contribute a flat rate of £15 monthly.
Electricity is charged at a flat rate per year.
Co-payments tend to be calculated in a way that combines a flat rate depending on the long-term care allowance and an income-related part.
All the major federal parties supported the prolongation of the flat rate tax.
For the elderly, the flat rate gradually increased, and in 2003, changed to an across-the-board 10% co-insurance rate.
Moreover, most benefits are paid at a flat rate.
The other impractical model was a universal tax-financed pension with a flat rate.
Since then the allowances are paid at a flat rate irrespective of income, though they rise with the number of children.
The effect of current plans for state pensions is to restore something closer to a flat rate state pension, but with significant complexity.
