Written questions

Income Tax: Northern Ireland

Lords · Question HL12584 · Tabled 2 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Rogan

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of (1) the number of additional people in Northern Ireland who will pay income tax due to the personal allowance threshold being frozen until 2031, and (2) the anticipated additional tax revenue

Answer

Answered by Lord Livermore, 17 Dec 2025

The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be found in Table 3.19 in the OBR’s November 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). This data reflects the decision made by the previous Government to maintain income tax thresholds at their c...