Written Question·Treasury·UIN 65352

Personal Income: Tax Allowances

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Sarah Olney

Liberal DemocratRichmond Park

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of increasing the Trading Allowance to £3,000.

Answer

James Murray
The Trading Allowance allows individuals to earn up to £1,000 a year in trading or miscellaneous income tax-free, and this has not changed. The Government is increasing the Income Tax Self-Assessment reporting threshold from £1,000 to £3,000 gross within ...

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