Lindsay Roy
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(12 years, 7 months ago)
Commons Chamber5. How many people in Scotland will be affected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s proposal to withdraw the additional personal allowance for people over 65 years of age.
9. How many pensioners in Scotland will be affected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision on age-related personal allowances.
10. How many pensioners in Scotland will be affected by the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision on age-related personal allowances.
It will not surprise the hon. Gentleman that I do not accept his analysis. He and others who scaremonger on this issue fail to point out that more than half of those in Scotland aged over 65 will not pay any tax at all.
Is the Minister not ashamed of his Government’s decision to reduce tax for the wealthiest Scots while at the same time penalising pensioners with a tax grab, whereby they will lose up to £322 per annum?