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In the 2016/17 tax year it had to set a Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT). [3] The idea of the power was that the UK tax rate would be reduced by 10%, with the block grant being reduced by an equivalent amount. [3] In 2016/17 the Scottish budget set the SRIT at 10%, which left tax rates at the same level as in the rest of the UK. [3]
The creation of a devolved Scottish parliament in 1999 was accompanied by a limited transfer of taxation powers: the Scotland Act 1998 transferred the power to legislate for local taxation and also the power to vary income tax by plus or minus 3 pence in the pound. Most taxation powers in Scotland following the creation of the parliament ...
6.9% (for minimum wage full-time work in 2024: includes 20% flat income tax, of which first 7848€ per year is tax exempt for low-income earners + 2% mandatory pension contribution + 1.6% unemployment insurance paid by employee); excluding social security taxes paid by the employer
This table reflects the removal of the 10% starting rate from April 2008, which also saw the 22% income tax rate drop to 20%. From April 2010, the Labour government introduced a 50% income tax rate for those earning more than £150,000. Income threshold for high taxation rate on income was decreased to £32,011 in 2013. [43]
In 2024, federal income tax rates remain at 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and 37%. While these rates stay the same for 2025, the income thresholds for each bracket will adjust for inflation.
First Minister Humza Yousaf describes council tax rises in Scotland as "unjustifiable". [63] 27 February – MSPs vote 68–55 in favour of the 2024 Scottish budget, which includes a council tax freeze and 45% and 48% income tax rates for higher earners. [64]
Devolution of Aggregates Levy has been delayed due to long running legal issues surrounding the tax. The Scottish Aggregate Tax is expected to replace the UK Aggregates Levy in April 2026. There are currently plans to introduce a Scottish Building Safety Levy which is planned to be devolved to Scotland by the end of 2024.
Divergence in income tax rates and bands mean that, for the 2023–2024 tax year, a person earning less than £27,850 in Scotland will pay less in income tax than a person with the same earnings in the rest of the UK, and a person earning more than £27,850 in Scotland will pay more in income tax than a person with the same earnings in the rest ...