Incentives for Companies to Invest in Assets

Policy description

The tax incentive for companies to invest in assets (eg. new equipment) is determined by the "annual investment allowance" - the amount spent on investing assets in a year which companies (or self-employed individuals) can deduct from their profits prior to the calculation of corporation tax.

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Analysis for Ann McKechin

Ann McKechin voted a mixture of for and against (42% aligned) stronger tax incentives for companies to invest in assets.

Comparable Labour MPs voted a mixture of for and against (41% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
March 2011 Budget 2011-03-29 no 100% against aligned
Budget Resolution — Capital Allowances — Tax Breaks for Investing in Machinery and Green Technology 2011-03-29 no 100% against aligned
Finance Bill — Reject Second Reading 2011-04-26 aye 100% agree aligned
Finance Bill 2011 — Second Reading 2011-04-26 no 100% against aligned
Finance Bill — Third Reading 2011-07-05 no 100% against aligned
March 2013 Budget 2013-03-25 no 100% agree not aligned
Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading 2013-04-15 no 100% agree not aligned
Finance Bill — Third Reading 2013-07-02 no 100% agree not aligned
Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading 2014-04-01 aye 100% against not aligned
Finance Bill — Second Reading 2014-04-01 no 100% agree not aligned
Finance Bill — Carry-Over 2014-04-01 no 100% agree not aligned
Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading 2014-07-02 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy 2010-06-08 aye 100% agree aligned
March 2012 Budget 2012-03-26 no 100% against aligned