PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Taxation: Refugees (28 November 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to levy a tax on Ukrainian refugees on income earned in the UK while they reside in the UK.
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Answer
Under UK tax rules, income earned through employment is taxable. The Government is committed to a fair tax system in which those with the most contribute the most. The income tax system is highly progressive, with different rates of tax sitting above an internationally high tax-free Personal Allowance.
Answered by:
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
5 December 2022
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