Scotland changes income tax rates; pension savers face tax relief complexity

Jonathan Stapleton
clock • 6 min read

Changes to Scottish income tax bands could see savers receiving the wrong amount of pensions tax relief, commentators have warned.

In the Scottish Budget, announced today, the country's finance secretary, Derek Mackay announced a new starter rate of 19p in the pound and said he would also implement a tax band of 21p for those ...

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