Scottish Income Tax 2021-2022: rates and bands

Rates and bands for Scottish Income Tax in the financial year 2021 to 2022.


The Scotland Act 2016 provides the Scottish Parliament with the power to set the Income Tax rates and bands that will apply to Scottish taxpayers' non-savings, non-dividend income for the tax year 2021 to 2022.  Responsibility for setting the tax-free Personal Allowance, and reliefs and exemptions, remains reserved to the UK Parliament. Income Tax on savings and dividend income is also reserved and continues to be paid to the UK Government. Therefore, Scottish Income Tax remains part of the UK Income Tax system and is not a fully devolved tax.

How Scottish Income Tax works

The Income Tax rates and bands payable by Scottish taxpayers are set by the Scottish Parliament. Receipts from Scottish Income Tax are collected by HMRC and paid to the Scottish Government (via HM Treasury).

Scottish rates and bands for 2021 to 2022

On 25 February 2021 the Scottish Parliament set the following Income Tax rates and bands for 2021 to 2022, which will take effect from 6 April 2021.

The UK Government confirmed at its Budget on 3 March 2021 that the UK-wide Personal Allowance will increase to £12,570 in 2021 to 2022.

Bands

Band name

Rate

Over £12,570* - £14,667

Starter Rate

19%

Over £14,667 - £25,296

Scottish Basic Rate

20%

Over £25,296 - £43,662

Intermediate Rate

21%

Over £43,662 - £150,000**

Higher Rate

41%

Over £150,000**

Top Rate

46%

* assumes individuals are in receipt of the Standard Personal Allowance.

** those earning more than £100,000 will see their Personal Allowance reduced by £1 for every £2 earned over £100,000.

More information

The attached documents include:

  • a note on the distributional impact of the Scottish Government’s Income Tax policy choices over this Parliament (2016 to 2017, to 2021 to 2022)
  • a factsheet on the changes made to Scottish Income Tax for 2021 to 2022
  • an explanatory note on the Scottish Rate Resolution
  • a note showing the estimated revenue impact of illustrative changes to Scottish Income Tax policy in 2021 to 2022
Scottish Income Tax: distributional analysis 2021-2022
Changes to Scottish Income Tax for 2021 to 2022: factsheet
Scottish Income Tax ready reckoners: March 2021
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