EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has made the following statement under section
19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Finance (No. 2) Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.
The Bill is divided into three volumes. Volume I contains the Clauses to the Bill.
Volume II contains Schedules 1 to 28 to the Bill. Volume III contains Schedules 29
to 49 to the Bill.
Part 1
Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
Chapter 1
Charges, rates etc
Income tax
Corporation tax
Capital allowances
Chapter 2
Income tax: general
Exemptions and reliefs
Trade profits
Other provisions
Chapter 3
Corporation tax: general
Losses
Other reliefs
Exemption from charge
Other provisions
Chapter 4
Pensions
46.
Lifetime allowance charge: power to amend the transitional provision in Part
2 of Schedule 18 to FA 2011 etc
47.
Lifetime allowance charge: new standard lifetime allowance for the tax year
2014-15 and subsequent tax years
48.
Annual allowance: new annual allowance for the tax year 2014-15 and
subsequent tax years
51.
Abolition of contracting out of state second pension: consequential
amendments etc
53. Overseas pension schemes: information and inspection powers
Chapter 5
Other provisions
Employee shareholder shares
Seed enterprise investment scheme
Disincorporation
Capital gains
Capital allowances
Miscellaneous
Part 2
Oil
Decommissioning relief agreements
Decommissioning security settlements
Decommissioning expenditure etc
Capital allowances
Part 3
Annual tax on enveloped dwellings
The charge to tax
Adjustment of amount charged
Chargeable interests and “single-dwelling interest”
Meaning of “dwelling”
Acquisitions and disposals
New dwellings, conversions, demolition etc
Reliefs
Exemptions
Power to modify reliefs
Alternative property finance
Administration and payment of tax
Application of provisions
Supplementary provisions
Interpretation
Part 4
Excise duties and other taxes
Inheritance tax
Fuel
Alcohol
Tobacco
Gambling
Air passenger duty
Vehicle excise duty
Value added tax
Stamp duty land tax
Landfill tax
Climate change levy
Insurance premium tax
Bank levy
Part 5
General anti-abuse rule
Part 6
Other provisions
Trusts
Unit trusts
Residence
International matters
Disclosure
Powers
Payment
Administration
Part 7
Final provisions
Annual investment allowance: periods straddling 1 January
2013 or 1 January 2015
Television and video games tax relief: consequential
amendments
Real estate investment trusts: UK REITs which invest in other
UK REITs
Transitional provision relating to reduction in standard
lifetime allowance etc
Restrictions on allowances for certain oil-related expenditure
Annual tax on enveloped dwellings: returns, enquiries,
assessments and appeals
Annual tax on enveloped dwellings: information and
enforcement
Annual tax on enveloped dwellings: miscellaneous
amendments and transitory provision
Stamp duty land tax: transactions entered into before
completion of contract
Climate change levy: supplies subject to carbon price support
rates etc
Proceeds of crime: powers of officers of Revenue and Customs