Scottish Budget income tax decision widens pension tax relief gap
Six income tax band thresholds
Income tax bands differ from the rest of the UK
Scottish higher-rate taxpayers will benefit from more pensions tax relief than workers on the same salary anywhere else in the UK as income tax bands continue to diverge.
In its Budget yesterday (12 December), the Scottish Government announced its six income tax band thresholds would not change at the start of the next tax year. This differs from the rest of the UK where...
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