Income Tax Additional Rate

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the rate of income tax which applies to income over £150,000. This is the top income tax band known as the additional rate.

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Analysis for Esther McVey

Esther McVey consistently voted against (0% aligned) increasing the tax rate applied to income over £150,000.

Comparable Conservative MPs consistently voted against (0% 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.

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
March 2012 Budget 2012-03-26 aye 100% against not aligned
Reduction in Income Tax Rate Applying to Income Over £150,000 2012-03-26 aye 100% against not aligned

Informative Divisions

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

Guide to columns

  • annotation: links to public statements or explanations for the vote, if available.
motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Reduction in Income Tax Rate Applying to Income Over £150,000 2012-11-28 no 100% agree not aligned
March 2013 Budget 2013-03-25 aye 100% against not aligned
Finance Bill 2013 — Second Reading 2013-04-15 aye 100% against not aligned
March 2014 Budget 2014-03-25 aye 100% against not aligned
Finance Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15 — Third Reading 2014-07-02 absent na against na
Opposition Day — Additional Rate of Income Tax 2014-11-05 no 100% agree not aligned
Opposition Day — The Economy — Top Rate of Income Tax 2015-03-04 no 100% agree not aligned
March 2015 Budget 2015-03-23 aye 100% against not aligned
Income Tax 2015-16 2015-03-23 aye 100% against not aligned
Finance Bill — Third Reading 2015-03-25 aye 100% against not aligned