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First Report - Defence in Scotland: military landscape

Scottish Affairs Committee HC 82 Published 24 June 2022

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Conclusions & Recommendations

18 items (4 recs)

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Government Response

AI assessment · 8 of 18 classified

Accepted 2

Acknowledged 5

Deferred 1

Recommendations

1 result

18 Deferred

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 … Read more

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.

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