Written Question·Treasury·UIN 46234

Tax Allowances

Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 24 April 2025
Named Day

Question

Sir Ashley Fox

ConservativeBridgwater

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of raising the personal tax-free allowance in line with the state pension on public finances.

Answer

James Murray
The Personal Allowance - the amount an individual can earn before paying tax - will continue to exceed the basic and full new State Pension this tax year. This means pensioners whose sole income is the full new State Pension or basic State Pension without...

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