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24 August 2010 / Richard Curtis
Issue: 4269 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
The concluding parliamentary debates of the Finance Bill are reviewed by RICHARD CURTIS

KEY POINTS

  • The VAT increase related measures and anti-forestalling.
  • Insurance premium tax increases and effects.
  • Changes to pension annuitisation rules and the high income excess relief charge.
  • The legislation of MPs expenses.
  • Anti-avoidance rules relating to the derecognition of income and expenses.

On 13 July the Committee of the Whole House debated Clause 3 of the Finance Bill 2010. This clause has three basic effects.

First it increases the rate of VAT to 20% with effect from 4 January 2011.

Second in VATA 1994 s 21(4) – and also effective from 4 January 2011 – a rate of 25% is substituted for 28.58% thus preserving the effective 5% rate on imports of goods defined in s...

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