Written questions

Reserve Forces: Income Tax

Commons · Question 44806 · Tabled 7 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to extend the Scottish Income Tax Mitigation scheme to reservists.

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 23 Apr 2025

Only Regular Service personnel who are Scottish taxpayers are eligible to receive a payment under the terms of the Scottish Income Tax Mitigation scheme. This reflects the fact that Regular Service personnel cannot choose where they serve and so cannot ch...