Taxation

(asked on 3rd December 2025) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of increasing taxes on (1) dividend income, (2) savings income, and (3) salary sacrifice pension contributions on (a) tax receipts, and (b) the number of taxpayers in each tax band.


Answered by
Lord Livermore Portrait
Lord Livermore
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 17th December 2025

In 2029-30 changes to taxation of dividend income are expected to raise £1.3bn, and changes to taxation of savings income are expected to raise £0.5bn. In 2029-30 changes to salary sacrifice pension contributions are expected to raise £4.8bn.

The exchequer impact of the tax changes outlined can be found in Table 4.1, rows 50 to 52, of the Budget 2025 document available here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/budget-2025-document

Impacts on taxpayers can be found in the corresponding Tax Information and Impacts Note available at the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/income-tax-changes-to-tax-rates-for-property-savings-and-dividend-income/income-tax-changes-to-tax-rates-for-property-savings-and-dividend-income

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/salary-sacrifice-reform-for-pension-contributions-effective-from-6-april-2029

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