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.

Beth Winter consistently voted for (100% aligned) raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax.

Comparable Labour MPs consistently voted for (100% 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
Income Tax Thresholds	2021-03-09	no	100%	against	aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Second Reading	2021-04-13	no	100%	against	aligned
Finance (No. 2) Bill — Clause 5 — Basic Rate Limit and Personal Allowance for Future Tax Years	2021-04-19	no	100%	against	aligned
Finance Bill — Third Reading	2021-05-24	no	100%	against	aligned

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
Working People’s Finances: Government Policy	2021-09-21	aye	100%	agree	aligned