Income Tax Personal Allowance

Policy description

There have been votes in Parliament on the earnings threshold at which an individual starts to become subject to income tax.

Ged Killen generally voted against (16% aligned) raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax.

Comparable Labour MPs generally voted against (16% aligned).

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
Budget Resolution 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Tax Year 2019-20	2018-11-01	absent	na	agree	na
Finance Bill — Decline Second Reading	2018-11-12	aye	100%	against	not aligned
Finance Bill — Second Reading	2018-11-12	no	100%	agree	not aligned
Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for 2019-20 and 2020-21	2018-11-19	absent	na	agree	na