Schedule 6 - Minor amendments to Schedule E charge
Finance Bill
5:15 pm
Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs, Conservative)
I thank the Paymaster General. The point that she confirmed was that the benefit would be included for the purposes of the £8,500 floor, which is a change from the past. I may be wrong, but a subtle change is going on here even though it may not affect more than a very small number of people. If my understanding is correct, it needs to be flagged up at the very least because self-evidently anyone of modest means who happens to get caught will be subject to an inappropriate degree of penalty out of ignorance. I take it that the Paymaster General is saying that the Government intend to communicate what this is all about so that the relevant employers will be absolutely clear. The issue is not major enough to press to a vote, so I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Schedule 6 agreed to.
Clause 39 ordered to stand part of the Bill.