½ of 1 per centum of the wages (as defined in section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954) paid after December 31, 1956 , and before January 1, 1966 , and reported to the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate pursuant to subtitle F of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, (B) 0.70 of 1 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1965 , and before January 1, 1968 , and so reported, (C) 0.95 of 1 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1967 , and before January 1, 1970 , and so reported, (D) 1.10 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1969 , and before January 1, 1973 , and so reported, (E) 1.1 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1972 , and before January 1, 1974 , and so reported, (F) 1.15 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1973 , and before January 1, 1978 , and so reported, (G) 1.55 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1977 , and before January 1, 1979 , and so reported, (H) 1.50 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1978 , and before January 1, 1980 , and so reported, (I) 1.12 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1979 , and before January 1, 1981 , and so reported, (J) 1.30 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1980 , and before January 1, 1982 , and so reported, (K) 1.65 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1981 , and before January 1, 1983 , and so reported, (L) 1.25 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1982 , and before January 1, 1984 , and so reported, (M) 1.00 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1983 , and before January 1, 1988 , and so reported, (N) 1.06 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1987 , and before January 1, 1990 , and so reported, (O) 1.20 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1989 , and before January 1, 1994 , and so reported, (P) 1.88 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1993 , and before January 1, 1997 , and so reported, (Q) 1.70 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1996 , and before January 1, 2000 , and so reported, (R) 1.80 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 1999 , and before January 1, 2016 , and so reported, (S) 2.37 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 2015 , and before January 1, 2019 , and so reported, and (T) 1.80 per centum of the wages (as so defined) paid after December 31, 2018 , and so reported,, 1 1 So in original. which wages shall be certified by the Commissioner of Social Security on the basis of the records of wages established and maintained by such Commissioner in accordance with such reports; and