Part 1Charges, rates etc

Income tax

1Charge, main rates, thresholds and allowances etc for 2010-11

1

Income tax is charged for the tax year 2010-11.

2

For that tax year—

a

the basic rate is 20%,

b

the higher rate is 40%, and

c

the additional rate is 50%.

3

The amounts specified in the following provisions of ITA 2007 are the same for the tax year 2010-11 as for the tax year 2009-10—

a

sections 10(5) and 12(3) (basic rate limit and starting rate limit for savings),

b

sections 35, 36(1), 37(1) and 38(1) (personal allowances and blind person's allowance),

c

sections 43, 45(3)(a) and (b) and 46(3)(a) and (b) (tax reductions for married couples and civil partners), and

d

sections 36(2), 37(2), 45(4) and 46(4) (adjusted net income limit).