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Is your savings rate any good?

Alex has £9,800 in a savings account at 1.00%. Here's what the same money earns at a higher easy access rate.

At 1.00% AER
£98 a year
At 4.20% AER, an example higher rate
£412 a year
The gap, before tax
£314 a year
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