Part IIIIncome tax and corporation tax
Reliefs for interest and private medical insurance
15Mortgage interest payments
1
In section 353 of the Taxes Act 1988 (general provision for relief for interest payments), in subsection (1G) (amount of relief for interest on loans to buy land, etc.), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
a
in relation to so much of any interest as is eligible for relief under this section by virtue of section 354, means 10 per cent; and
2
In section 369 of that Act (deduction at source of mortgage interest relief), in subsection (1A) (percentage of interest deductible), for paragraph (a) there shall be substituted—
a
in relation to so much of any payment of relevant loan interest as is not a payment in relation to which paragraph (b) below has effect, means 10 per cent; and
3
Subsection (1) above has effect in relation to any payment of interest (whenever falling due) made in the year 1998-99 or any subsequent year of assessment; and subsection (2) above has effect in relation to any payment of interest which becomes due in the year 1998-99 or any subsequent year of assessment.