Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Cohen (Labour), on Monday, 30 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 34 members in total.

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TAX RELIEF CAP

That this House supports the proposal of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) that the amount of tax relief that can be claimed by those earning more than ??100,000 a year be capped at ??5,000; notes that this would raise ??10 billion a year; further notes the recent TUC analysis which revealed that just 3.1 per cent. of the taxpayer population receive 31 per cent. of all tax relief, averaging ??18,750 a year each; and considers that this tax relief cap on the better off is a fairer way to reduce the deficit than cuts in public services or tax rises affecting poorer households.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

296 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Martin Caton

Jeremy Corbyn

David Drew

Mark Durkan

David Leslie Taylor

Dai Davies

Subjects

Taxation

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk