Taxation of Banks

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on taxation of banks. The "banking levy" is one such tax: it is charged annually based on the amount a bank holds in assets.

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Analysis for Ian Blackford

Ian Blackford consistently voted for (100% aligned) higher taxes on banks.

Comparable Scottish National Party MPs almost always voted for (94% 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
Finance Bill 2015-16 — Decline Second Reading 2015-07-21 aye 100% agree aligned
Finance Bill 2015-16 — Second Reading 2015-07-21 no 100% against aligned
Finance Bill 2015-16 — Third Reading 2015-10-26 no 100% against aligned
Budget Resolution 28 — Bank Levy 2017-11-28 no 100% against aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2017-12-11 aye 100% agree aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Second Reading 2017-12-11 no 100% against aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Schedule 9 — Bank Levy — Exclusion of Overseas Elements of UK Banking Groups 2017-12-18 no 100% against aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Decline Second Reading 2021-11-16 aye 100% agree aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Second Reading 2021-11-16 no 100% against aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 6 — Rate of Surcharge and Surcharge Allowance — Tax on Bank Profits 2021-12-01 absent na against na
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Third Reading 2022-02-02 no 100% against 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
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Third Reading 2018-02-21 absent na against na