Gill Furniss

Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

@gillfurnissmp

Income Tax Personal Allowance

There have been votes in Parliament on the earnings threshold at which an individual starts to become subject to income tax.

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Gill Furniss voted a mixture of for and against raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax

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Major votes

  • On 24 May 2021: Gill Furniss voted against against a range of tax and pensions provisions including keeping key income tax rates and thresholds unchanged and against increasing the main rate of Corporation Tax from 19 to 25% from 2023. Show vote
  • On 19 Apr 2021: Gill Furniss was absent for a vote on Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Future Tax Years Show vote
  • On 13 Apr 2021: Gill Furniss acted as teller for a vote on Finance (No. 2) Bill — Second Reading Show vote
  • On 9 Mar 2021: Gill Furniss voted against enabling both the income level above which income-tax is charged, and the threshold for paying income tax at the higher rate to be kept at the levels set for 2021-2022 rather than allowing them to increase with inflation. Show vote
  • On 19 Nov 2018: Gill Furniss was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for 2019-20 and 2020-21 Show vote
  • On 12 Nov 2018: Gill Furniss voted against of proposed changes to the taxation system, including rises in the income thresholds for both starting to pay income tax, and for being charged income tax at the higher rate. Show vote
  • On 12 Nov 2018: Gill Furniss voted against proposed changes to the taxation system, including rises in the income thresholds for both starting to pay income tax, and for being charged income tax at the higher rate. Show vote
  • On 1 Nov 2018: Gill Furniss was absent for a vote on Budget Resolution 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Tax Year 2019-20 Show vote
  • On 6 Sep 2016: Gill Furniss voted against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against changing the way dividends are taxed, against cutting capital gains tax, and against reducing the amount which can be taken out of a pension tax-free from £1.25m to £1m. Show vote

Minor votes

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