division_name: Amendment of the Law &#8212; 2. Income tax (charge and main rates)
motion: <p class="italic" pid="b.1235.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question put,</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(1) Income tax is charged for the tax year 2015-16.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) For that tax year&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) the basic rate is 20%,</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) the higher rate is 40%, and</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) the additional rate is 45%.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.1235.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1235.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 340, Noes 244.</p>