PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tax Allowances: Charities (22 June 2017)
Question Asked
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people received income tax exemption for the income of charities in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.
Asked by:
Peter Dowd (Labour)
Asked by:
Peter Dowd (Labour)
Answer
It is estimated that around 740,000 people received income tax relief for donations to charity for tax year 2014-15. It is projected that 764,000 and 784,000 people will receive income tax relief for donations to charities for tax years 2015-16 and 2016-17 respectively.
These estimates are based on the 2014-15 Survey of Personal Incomes, and projected to 2015-16 and 2016-17 using economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2017 economic and fiscal outlook.
Answered by:
Mel Stride (Conservative)
27 June 2017
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