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Budget 2021
Scottish income tax rates and bands
Savings and dividend income are taxed using UK rates and bands.
2021/22
2020/21
Band £
Rate %
Band £
Rate %
0 - 2,097
19
0 - 2,085
19
2,098 - 12,726
20
2,086 - 12,658
20
12,727 - 31,092
21
12,659 - 30,930
21
31,093 - 150,000
41
30,931 - 150,000
41
Over £150,000
46
Over 150,000
46
Welsh income tax rates
Although income tax for Wales has been devolved, Welsh resident taxpayers continue to pay the same overall rates as taxpayers in England and Northern Ireland. Employment The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (JRS) The current JRS allows an employer to place an employee on furlough and apply for a grant to cover wage costs for the time an employee is on furlough. The employer: y can claim 80% of ‘usual salary’ for hours not worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 per employee (pro-rated for hours not worked) per month y needs to fund employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) and the minimum employer automatic enrolment pension contributions.
In December 2020, the Chancellor extended the scheme until the end of April 2021.
Further extension of JRS
In Budget 2021 the Chancellor has further extended the scheme to 30 September 2021.
The level of grant available to employers under the scheme will stay the same until 30 June 2021.
From 1 July 2021, the level of grant will be reduced and employers will be asked to contribute towards the cost of furloughed employees’ wages. To be eligible for the grant an employer must continue to pay furloughed employees 80% of their wages, up to a cap of £2,500 per month for the time they spend on furlough.
The reduction in the level of the grant means that the percentage recovery of furloughed wages will be as follows:
y for July 2021 70% of furloughed wages up to a maximum of £2187.50 and
y for August and September 2021 60% of furloughed wages up to a maximum of £1,875.00.
Employers will need to continue to fund employer NICs and mandatory minimum automatic enrolment pension contributions.
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