Part II Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax

Chapter I General

Income tax rates and allowances

17 Rates and main allowances.

(1)

Income tax shall be charged for the year 1990-91, and—

(a)

the basic rate shall be 25 per cent.;

(b)

the basic rate limit shall be £20,700;

(c)

the higher rate shall be 40 per cent.; and

(d)

section 1(4) of the Taxes Act 1988 (indexation of basic rate limit) shall not apply.

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(3)

In section 828 of that Act (orders and regulations), in subsection (4), for “257(11)” there shall be substituted “ 257C ”.

(4)

Subsections (2) and (3) above shall have effect for the year 1990-91 and subsequent years of assessment.

18 Relief for blind persons.

In section 265(1) of the Taxes Act 1988, for “£540” there shall be substituted “ £1,080 ”.