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Written question asked by Jonathan Edwards (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 12 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 March 2012. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Monday, 23 April 2012 on behalf of the Treasury.


Tax Allowances: Pensions

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the total level of tax relief on pension contributions by higher rate taxpayers in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12; and what estimate he has made of the amount of relief in each of the next three years.
Answer

Estimates of the total level of tax relief on pension contributions by higher rate taxpayers from 2010-11 to 2013-14 are given in the following table. They assume an unchanged tax regime after 2011-12. Estimates for 2014-15 are not considered to be reliable.

£ billion
2010-11 11.2
2011-12 12.3
2012-13 13.1
2013-14 13.8

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
100127; 543 c604-5W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Pensions Tax allowances
Link
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