Bankers' Bonus Tax
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of taxation applied to Banker' Bonuses. In 2009 a one-off 50% tax on on any individual discretionary bonus over £25,000 paid to a banker was levied and there have been a number of votes since on reintroducing such a tax.
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On 11 Feb 2015:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Job Offer Those On Jobseeker's Allowance Must Take Up or Lose Their Benefits
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On 28 Nov 2012:
Maria Eagle voted for a bank bonus tax to fund jobs for young people and for an impact assessment of disability benefit changes.
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On 5 Sep 2012:
Maria Eagle voted to introduce a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 additional affordable homes, to make planned investment sooner, to reduce VAT on home improvements and to call on the Government to create jobs.
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On 5 Sep 2012:
Maria Eagle voted against levying a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund 25,000 affordable homes, against investing in infrastructure, and against cutting VAT on works on homes.
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On 17 May 2012:
Maria Eagle voted for measures to stimulate economic growth and job creation; for a tax on bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for over a year; to reduce VAT; for a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers and to make infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 17 May 2012:
Maria Eagle voted to create jobs; to tax bank bonuses to fund guaranteed jobs for young people out of work for a year; to cut VAT; to give a tax break to small firms taking on more workers and to make infrastructure investment sooner.
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On 14 Dec 2011:
Maria Eagle voted to create 100,000 jobs and build 25,000 homes using funds raised via a bank bonus tax, to reduce VAT on home improvements and for tax breaks for small firms taking on new workers.
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On 23 Nov 2011:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Economic Growth and Employment
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On 9 Nov 2011:
Maria Eagle voted to introduce a tax on bank bonuses to guarantee a job for 100,000 young people and build 25,000 affordable homes; to make investment sooner; to reducing VAT, and to introduce a tax break for small firms taking on extra workers.
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On 12 Oct 2011:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Jobs and Growth
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On 13 Sep 2011:
Maria Eagle voted for a tax on bank bonuses to be spent on creating 100,000 jobs and building 25,000 affordable homes; for increased funding to support businesses; for more apprenticeships; and for a VAT cut.
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On 22 Jun 2011:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — The Economy
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On 17 Apr 2013:
Maria Eagle voted for consideration of a new tax on bankers' bonuses.
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On 3 Jul 2012:
Maria Eagle voted to require a report on a tax on Bankers' Bonuses, including on how the revenue raised could be spent to create jobs.
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On 18 Apr 2012:
Maria Eagle voted to require the chancellor to review the possibility of reintroducing a tax on bankers' bonuses and how the revenue raised could be spent on tackling unemployment.
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On 23 Jan 2012:
Maria Eagle voted for urgent action to kickstart the economy to promote jobs and growth, for a tax on bankers' bonuses and for the government to fund 100,000 jobs for young people.
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On 13 Jul 2011:
Maria Eagle was absent for a vote on Youth Employment Bill — Youth Training and Employment — Bank Bonus Budget Tax
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On 5 Jul 2011:
Maria Eagle voted to require the chancellor to review the possibility of reintroducing a tax on bankers' bonuses and how the revenue raised could be spent on tackling unemployment.
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