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  Finance Bill - Second Reading
  
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  @ MP voted aye 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.
  @ MP voted no 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.
  
  MPs were considering the Finance Bill[1][2] which:
  
  
  * Enabled Income Tax to be charged in 2019-20 and for Corporation Tax to be charged in 2020-21[2]
  * Left Income Tax rates to remain unchanged (Scotland has devolved powers)[3]
  * Increased the income thresholds for both starting to pay income tax, and for being charged income tax at the higher rate. 
  * Retained the 0% starting rate for savings income up to Â£5,000
  * Removed liability to income tax arising from the provision of vehicle-battery charging facilities at workplaces.  
  * Reversed the effect of previous tax changes which increased tax liabilities for those taking emergency vehicles home and using them for commuting. 
  * Removed, when  benchmark scale rates for subsistence are applied, a requirement for employers to check expenses receipts. 
  *Made  non-UK resident companies subject to corporation tax (CT) on their gains from disposals of interests in UK land.
  * Ensured business profits cannot be taken out of the charge to UK tax by arranging for them to be attributed to offshore persons or entities.
  
  
  
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That the Bill be now read a Second time.
  
  support for the motion enabled the Bill to continue on its path to becoming law. 
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2017-19/financeno3.html Parliament's webpage on the Finance Bill, (Finance (No. 3) Bill 2017-19)]
  
  
  
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