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EXAMPLES OF THE EFFECT THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN PERSONAL ALLOWANCE AND ADJUSTMENT TO 3RD TAX BAND WILL HAVE ON

SALARIES TAX PAYABLE AT VARIOUS INCOME LEVELS

Appendix E(3) (cont'd)

Annual income

($)

Tax payable

Chargeable

income

Present

(Exempt up to $29,000)

Effective

rate

Proposed

(Personal allowance increased by $5,000, subject

to 10% clawback PLUS adjustment to 3rd tax band)

Tax

Effective

payable

rate

($)

(%)

($)

($)

(%)

Tax saving

($)

Remarks

30,000

50

0.2

NIL

34,000

250

0.7

NIL

50

250

36,000

350

1.0

2,200

110

0.3

240

All of this group

48,000

1,400

2.9

15,400

1,040

2.2

360

59,000

3,000

5.1

27,500

2,625

4.4

375

This group receives full

benefit from the increase

in personal allowance.

receives partial benefit from the increase in

72,000

5,600

7.8

41,800

4,860

6.8

740

personal allowance while

83,000

8,000

9.6

53,900

7,280

8.8

720

some will also benefit

from the adjustment to the tax band.

84,000

8,250

9.8

55,000

7,500

8.9

750

96,000

11,250

11.7

67,000

10,250

10.7

1,000

108,000

14,250

13.2

79,000

13,250

12.3

1,000

120,000

17,250

14.4

91,000

16,250

13.5

1,000

132,000

20,250

15.3

103,000

19,250

14.6

1,000

144,000

23,250

16.1

115,000

22,250

15.5

1,000

This group receives no benefit from the increase in personal allowance but the full benefit of the adjustment to the tax band.

(159,375)

27,093

17.0

130,375

26,093

16.4

1,000

(161,765)

27,500

17.0

161,765

26,691

16.5

809

Standard rate taxpayers.

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