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Finance Bill

 
 

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 Bill are compatible with the Convention

rights.

 
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Finance Bill

 

 
 

Contents

Part 1

Charges, rates etc

Income tax

1   

Charge, main rates, thresholds and allowances etc for 2010-11

Corporation tax

2   

Charge and main rate for financial year 2011

3   

Small profits rates and fractions for financial year 2010

Capital gains tax

4   

Increase in entrepreneurs’ relief

Capital allowances

5   

Annual investment allowance

Stamp duty land tax

6   

Relief for first-time buyers

7   

Rate in respect of residential property where consideration over £1m

Inheritance tax

8   

Rate bands

Alcohol and tobacco

9   

Rates of alcoholic liquor duties

10   

Rates of tobacco products duty

Vehicle excise duty

11   

Rates for motorcycles

 

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Fuel duties

12   

Fuel duties: rates and rebates from April 2010

13   

Fuel duties: further changes in rates and rebates

Other environmental taxes

14   

Rates of air passenger duty

15   

Standard rate of landfill tax

16   

Rate of aggregates levy

17   

Rates of climate change levy

18   

Climate change levy: reduced-rate supplies

Gambling

19   

Rate of bingo duty

20   

Rates of gaming duty

21   

Amusement machine licence duty

New taxes

22   

Bank payroll tax

23   

Landline duty

24   

Pensions: high income excess relief charge

Part 2

Anti-avoidance and revenue protection

Losses, capital allowances etc

25   

Sideways relief etc

26   

Property loss relief

27   

Capital allowance buying

28   

Leased assets

29   

Cushion gas

30   

Sale of lessors: consortium relationships

Charities etc

31   

Charities and community amateur sports clubs: definitions

32   

Gifts of shares etc to charities

33   

Miscellaneous amendments

Remittance basis

34   

“Relevant person”

35   

Foreign currency bank accounts

Other international matters

36   

Penalties: offshore income etc

37   

Reliefs and reductions for foreign tax

38   

Asset transfer to non-resident company: recovery of postponed charge

 
 

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Securities etc

39   

Transactions in securities

40   

Approved CSOP schemes: eligible shares

41   

Unauthorised unit trusts

42   

Index-linked gilt-edged securities

43   

Approved share incentive plans

Loan relationships and derivative contracts

44   

Close companies: release of loans to participators etc

45   

Connected companies: releases of debts

46   

Relationships treated as loan relationships etc: repos

47   

Risk transfer schemes

Insurance companies

48   

Apportionment of asset value increases

Pensions

49   

Extension of special annual allowance charge

50   

Information

Value added tax and insurance premium tax

51   

Extension of reverse charge provisions to supplies of services

52   

Insurance premium tax: separate contracts

Inheritance tax

53   

Reversionary interests of purchaser or settlor etc in relevant property

54   

Interests in possession

Stamp taxes

55   

SDRT: depositary receipt systems and clearance services systems

56   

SDLT: partnerships

Administration

57   

Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes

58   

Security for payment of PAYE

59   

Opening of postal packets

Part 3

Other provisions

Income tax: benefits in kind

60   

Zero and low emission vehicles

61   

Cars with CO2 emissions figure

62   

Subsidised meals for employees: salary sacrifice etc

 
 

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Corporation tax

63   

Sale of lessors: election out of charge

64   

Accounting standards: loan relationships and derivative contracts

Miscellaneous

65   

Furnished holiday lettings

66   

Champions League final

67   

FSCS intervention in relation to insurance contracts

68   

Stamp duty and SDRT: clearing houses

69   

Alcoholic liquor duties: power to amend definition of “cider”

70   

Climate change levy: compatible state aid

71   

Pensions: minor corrections

Final provisions

72   

Interpretation

73   

Short title

Schedule 1   —   

Bank payroll tax

Part 1   —   

The tax

Part 2   —   

Collection and management of tax

Part 3   —   

Definitions

Schedule 2   —   

Landline duty

Schedule 3   —   

Pensions: high income excess relief charge

Schedule 4   —   

Sideways relief etc

Schedule 5   —   

Capital allowance buying

Schedule 6   —   

Leased assets

Schedule 7   —   

Charities and community amateur sports clubs: definitions

Part 1   —   

Definition of “charity”, “charitable company” and “charitable

trust”

Part 2   —   

Repeals of superseded definitions and other consequential

amendments

Part 3   —   

Meaning of “community amateur sports club”

Part 4   —   

Commencement

Schedule 8   —   

Gifts of shares etc to charities

Schedule 9   —   

Charities: miscellaneous amendments

Schedule 10   —   

Foreign currency bank accounts

Schedule 11   —   

Penalties: offshore income etc

Schedule 12   —   

Reliefs and reductions for foreign tax

Schedule 13   —   

Transactions in securities

Schedule 14   —   

Unauthorised unit trusts

Schedule 15   —   

Index-linked gilt-edged securities

Schedule 16   —   

Connected companies: releases of debts

Schedule 17   —   

Risk transfer schemes

Schedule 18   —   

Disclosure of tax avoidance schemes

Schedule 19   —   

Sale of lessors: election out of charge

Schedule 20   —   

Accounting standards: loan relationships and derivative

contracts

Schedule 21   —   

Furnished holiday lettings

 
 

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Part 1   —   

Income tax

Part 2   —   

Corporation tax

Part 3   —   

Capital allowances

Part 4   —   

Chargeable gains

Part 5   —   

Minor repeals

Schedule 22   —   

Champions League final

 
 

 
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