Source · Select Committees · Scottish Affairs Committee
Recommendation 18
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We welcome the MOD’s annual payment to 7,000 Armed Forces personnel in Scotland.
Recommendation
We welcome the MOD’s annual payment to 7,000 Armed Forces personnel in Scotland. However, the Scottish Government should consider an exemption from the extra income tax in Scotland, and for the spouses of Armed Forces personnel. (Paragraph 94) 38 Defence in Scotland: military landscape
Government Response Summary
The government says armed forces personnel should be treated equally across the UK, notes that some service personnel in Scotland are compensated for higher income taxes, and has asked officials to share the recommendation with Scottish Government counterparts.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Our Armed Forces serve the whole of the UK, so it is only right that they are treated equally and fairly wherever they are based. The professionalism, dedication and bravery of our servicemen and women can be seen throughout Scotland, the whole of the UK and across the globe. compensates those Regular Service Personnel required to pay higher rates of income tax in Scotland as a result of being resident in Scotland as part of their service. I have asked my officials to share this recommendation with their SG counterparts.