Douglas Ross

Conservative MSP for Highlands and Islands

@Douglas4Moray

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

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

All votes about raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax:

  • On 21 Sep 2021: Douglas Ross voted for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low and middle income workers. Show vote
  • On 24 May 2021: Douglas Ross voted for a range of tax and pensions provisions including keeping key income tax rates and thresholds unchanged and to increase the main rate of Corporation Tax from 19 to 25% from 2023. Show vote
  • On 19 Apr 2021: Douglas Ross voted to keep the thresholds for starting to pay income tax, and for starting to pay income tax at the higher rate, at the 2021-22 levels until 2026. Show vote
  • On 13 Apr 2021: Douglas Ross voted for a range of tax and pensions provisions including keeping key income tax rates and thresholds unchanged and to increase the main rate of Corporation Tax from 19 to 25% from 2023. Show vote
  • On 9 Mar 2021: Douglas Ross voted to enable 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: Douglas Ross voted to increase 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: Douglas Ross voted in favour 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: Douglas Ross voted in favour 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 1 Nov 2018: Douglas Ross voted to increase the income thresholds for both starting to pay income tax, and for being charged income tax at the higher rate. Show vote

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