LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Payments: Income Tax Exemption Debate
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LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme Payments: Income Tax Exemption
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The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray)
Today, the Government have confirmed ex gratia payments made under the LGBT financial recognition scheme will be exempt from income tax. The scheme is designed to offer financial recognition to those who served under, and suffered from, the ban on LGBT personnel serving in HM armed forces between 1967 and 2000.
This decision to grant an income tax exemption ensures that applicants receive the full payment amount, marking an important step toward addressing the historic wrongs faced by LGBT personnel and veterans in the past.
The Government will legislate via secondary legislation to formalise this tax exemption in due course.
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