Scottish Income Tax

[talksthetorque]

sas62 said:

I recall a number of occasions when national trade unions vetoed the idea of regional pay in the public sector (apart from London weighting) on the grounds that if you're doing the same job then its the same pay - regardless of the local cost of living.

Doesn't this tax change effectively introduce a disparity that you'd expect the unions to be all over ? I could imagine them pushing for higher pubic sector gross salaries in Scotland as a result.

Or don't the unions represent anyone earning mid 30k.

Mind you if they don't argue against it that could mean that they can no longer argue against regional pay agreements in the public sector.

Its a fair few years since my Civil Service days so maybe things have moved on.

I'd imagine that the union bosses are all in the higher tax bracket, and therefore to be seen to object against higher taxes for themselves it when it is going to pay for the benefits/services of their lower paid members would result in cries of lining their own pockets at the expense of their members

[toddler]

mcbook said:

I'm happy enough with the tax increases.

The reality is that with the increase in the higher rate threshold from £43,000 to £44,275 and the increase in Personal Allowance, I'll actually pay very slightly less tax after the changes than I do now!

What I don't like is the added complexity.

Same here. Taxable income is £48,685. Will actually pay £98.16 less income tax in 2018/19 if I've done my sums right. Very progressive

[elanfan]

Might e wrong but this might well cause some resentment if 2 employees doing same job and pay but one lives in England the other in Scotland actually end up paying different amounts of tax so are actually rewarded differently?

[talksthetorque]

elanfan said:

Might e wrong but this might well cause some resentment if 2 employees doing same job and pay but one lives in England the other in Scotland actually end up paying different amounts of tax so are actually rewarded differently?

Millions of people in the UK get paid more or less than someone else doing exactly the same job. And that's before tax.
People's tax allowances can be different in the same part of the UK as well.

[talksthetorque]

zubzob said:

Any idea how this impacts my mate, who is on the dodge - taking minimum 11k from a ltd company, and withdrawing up to the higher income band in divis?

He's not on the dodge. He is maximising his income and minimising his tax spend legally.
On the dodge would be cash in hand.

[Eric Mc]

That is fairly normal practise for those who run owner managed companies.