Written questions

Income Tax: Tax Thresholds

Commons · Question 124966 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 15 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Matt Vickers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have reduced their taxable income to avoid the tapered withdrawal of the personal allowance for income tax.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 15 Apr 2026

The Government recognises that taxpayers earning between £100,000 and £125,140 face a higher marginal tax rate due to the tapering of the tax-free Personal Allowance, introduced in 2010-11. The number of people forecast to pay tax by marginal rate can be ...