Written questions

Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

Commons · Question 96756 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 11 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis her Department has carried out of the potential macro-economic effects (on investment, business growth, rental markets, and savings behaviour) of raising dividend, property and savings income tax rates

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 11 Dec 2025

Economic forecasts, including assessments of the impact of policy decisions, are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR publishes its forecast in the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). The OBR’s latest EFO ca...