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  Finance Bill - Clause 11 - Review of Impact of Introducing Transferable Tax Allowance for Married Couples and Civil Partners
  
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  @ MP voted no against requiring a review of the impact of allowing married couples and civil partners to transfer their income tax free allowance to their partner within six months of permitting such a transfer.  
  @ MP voted aye to require a review of the impact of allowing married couples and civil partners to transfer their income tax free allowance to their partner within six months of permitting such a transfer.  
  
  The majority of MPs voted against requiring a review of the impact of allowing married couples and civil partners to transfer their income tax free allowance to their partner within six months of permitting such a transfer.   
  
  MPs were considering the Finance Bill[1]. The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 3, in page 8, line 25, at end insertâ
  
  :â55F Review
  
  :(1) Within six months of the passing of the Finance Act 2014, the Chancellor of the Exchequer must undertake a review of the impact of the tax relief for married couples and civil partners introduced under this Chapter.
  
  :(2) The review must in particular includeâ
  
  :(a) a calculation of the proportion of married couples and civil partners who are eligible for the tax relief in the financial year 2015-16;
  
  :(b) an assessment of the impact of this tax relief on those who are neither married nor in civil partnerships;
  
  :(c) the cost to the Exchequer of this tax relief; and
  
  :(d) an assessment of alternative tax reliefs that would benefit a greater number of families.
  
  :(3) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must publish the report of the review and lay the report before the House.â.
  
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/financeno2.html Parliament's webpage on the Finance Bill]
  
  
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