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St Helena: Income Tax

Commons · Question 44927 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 22 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for what reason income tax on St Helena is levied at higher rates than on other British Overseas Territories.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 22 Apr 2025

The St Helena Government is responsible for its public finances and therefore sets its own income tax rates.