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| New tax changes coming into effect this week mean your take home salary should increase | New tax changes coming into effect this week mean your take home salary should increase |
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| The current tax year comes to an end this week and with new rules coming into effect, an increased personal allowance should see workers’ take-home pay go up. | The current tax year comes to an end this week and with new rules coming into effect, an increased personal allowance should see workers’ take-home pay go up. |
| The personal allowance is the amount of income a worker is not required to pay tax on. | The personal allowance is the amount of income a worker is not required to pay tax on. |
| Following an announcement in last year’s Autumn Budget, the personal allowance for earners in the basic rate band (those on salaries between £11,501 and £45,000) will rise to £11,850 on Friday 6 April. The threshold to be included in the higher rate band – currently those on salaries from £45,001 to £105,000 – will increase to £46,350. | |
| When the chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced the new rates in November last year, the Treasury said the changes would represent a £1,075 reduction in the amount of tax paid by the typical taxpayer in 2018-2019. The average worker on the national living wage will take home more than £3,800 extra in the new tax year. | When the chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced the new rates in November last year, the Treasury said the changes would represent a £1,075 reduction in the amount of tax paid by the typical taxpayer in 2018-2019. The average worker on the national living wage will take home more than £3,800 extra in the new tax year. |
| However, as take-home pay rises so will council tax, with households across England set to be hit with the largest hike in 14 years leaving the average home paying £81 more. | However, as take-home pay rises so will council tax, with households across England set to be hit with the largest hike in 14 years leaving the average home paying £81 more. |
| Council tax bills in shire areas will pay highest rate at £1,749, up by £86, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, and people living in Band D properties in England will see an average 5.1 per cent increase in their tax bill, rising to £1,671. | Council tax bills in shire areas will pay highest rate at £1,749, up by £86, according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, and people living in Band D properties in England will see an average 5.1 per cent increase in their tax bill, rising to £1,671. |
| Meanwhile, from Monday anyone buying a new diesel car will pay an extra supplement if the vehicle is not certified to the real driving emissions 2 standard. | Meanwhile, from Monday anyone buying a new diesel car will pay an extra supplement if the vehicle is not certified to the real driving emissions 2 standard. |
| In practical terms, according to the Treasury, this means someone purchasing a typical Ford Focus diesel will pay an additional £20 in the first year, a VW Golf will incur a charge of £40, a Vauxhall Mokka £300 and a Land Rover Discovery £400. | In practical terms, according to the Treasury, this means someone purchasing a typical Ford Focus diesel will pay an additional £20 in the first year, a VW Golf will incur a charge of £40, a Vauxhall Mokka £300 and a Land Rover Discovery £400. |
| Tax reductions announced in last year’s Budget which have already come into force include the scrapping of stamp duty land tax for first time buyers purchasing properties worth up to £300,000. | Tax reductions announced in last year’s Budget which have already come into force include the scrapping of stamp duty land tax for first time buyers purchasing properties worth up to £300,000. |