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Tax rates and thresholds approved by Scottish Parliament 23 February 2017
The Scottish Parliament has made history by voting to set separate Scottish income tax rates and bands for the first time.
Members of the Scottish Parliament have passed measures setting all income tax rates and bands as proposed by the Scottish Government in this year’s Budget Bill .
From 6 April 2017 as per the table below the basic, higher and additional rates of income tax are to stay the same as the rest of the UK (rUK) but the threshold at which people start paying the higher tax rate will remain at £43,000.
Income tax rates
Scottish bands
rUK bands
Scottish Basic rate 20 per cent
Above £11,500* up to £43,000
Above £11,500* up to £45,000
Scottish Higher rate 40 per cent
Above £43,000 up to £150,000
Above £45,000 up to £150,000
Scottish Additional Rate 45 per cent
Above £150,000**
Above £150,000**
* Assumes person is in receipt of the Standard UK Personal Allowance ** Personal Allowance is reduced by £1 for every £2 earned over £100,000
The income tax changes will mean people earning more than £43,000 in Scotland will pay up to £400 more than those on the same salary elsewhere in the UK.
The SNP administration had initially planned to raise the threshold for the higher rate only in line with inflation, instead of increasing it to £45,000 as the UK government has done. But in striking a deal with the Scottish Greens to get its budget plans through parliament, the proposed rise was scrapped and the threshold was instead frozen at £43,000.
In a separate move, the Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay also announced extra support for firms affected by business rate rises.
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What did the CWG2 do wrong? 23 February 2017
A number of employer guides have been updated to reflect information for the 2017-18 tax year.
It would appear that most of the guides have remained in their detailed and user-friendly PDF format, however the CWG2, has not.
We are asking HMRC about this change and will report back accordingly.
In the meantime the following have been updated.
CWG2: Further guide to PAYE and National Insurance contributions
CWG5: Class 1A National Insurance contributions on benefits in kind
CA41: National Insurance contributions tables B and C
CA44: National Insurance for company directors
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