Legislation – Finance Act 2024

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Introduction

Part 1
Income tax and corporation tax

Chapter 1 Reliefs for businesses etc

Capital allowances for companies

1 Permanent full expensing etc for expenditure on plant or machinery

Research and development

2 New regime for research and development carried out by companies

Films, television programmes, video games etc

3 Films, television programmes and video games produced by companies

4 Theatrical productions made by companies

5 Orchestral concerts produced by companies

6 Museum and gallery exhibitions produced by companies

7 Sections 3 to 6: administration of reliefs

Real Estate Investment Trusts

8 Miscellaneous amendments relating to REITs

Tonnage tax

9 Managers of ships

10 Increase in capital allowances limit for ship leasing

Other reliefs

11 Extension of EIS relief and VCT relief to shares issued before 6 April 2035

12 Relief for payments of compensation by government etc to companies

13 Enterprise management incentives: time limits

Chapter 2 Pensions

14 Provision in connection with abolition of the lifetime allowance charge

15 MPs’ pension scheme etc: rectification of discrimination

Chapter 3 Other income tax measures

Calculation of trade profits etc

16 Provision relating to the cash basis

Other

17 PAYE regulations: special types of payer or payee

18 Carer’s allowance supplement: correction of statutory reference

Part 2
Other taxes

19 Growth market exemption: qualifying UK multilateral trading facilities etc

20 Capital-raising arrangements etc

21 New investment exemption

22 Ensuring consistency of Parts 3 and 4 of F(No.2)A 2023 with OECD rules etc

23 Rates of tobacco products duty

24 Rates of vehicle excise duty

25 Rates of air passenger duty

26 Rebate on heavy oil and certain bioblends used for heating

27 Vehicle excise duty exemption for foreign vehicles

28 Interpretation of VAT and excise law

29 Rates of landfill tax

30 Rate of aggregates levy

31 Rate of plastic packaging tax

Part 3
Miscellaneous and final

32 Increase in maximum terms of imprisonment for tax offences

33 Disqualification of directors etc promoting tax avoidance schemes

34 Promoters of tax avoidance: failure to comply with stop notice etc

35 Construction industry scheme: gross payment status

36 Additional information to be contained in returns under TMA 1970 etc

37 Commencement of rules imposing penalties for failure to make returns etc

38 Abbreviations used in Act

39 Short title

SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 Research and development

Schedule 2 Films, television programmes and video games

Schedule 3 Theatrical productions

Schedule 4 Orchestral concerts

Schedule 5 Museum and gallery exhibitions

Schedule 6 Administration of creative sector reliefs

Schedule 7 Real Estate Investment Trusts

Schedule 8 Tonnage tax

Schedule 9 Pensions

Schedule 10 Calculation of trade profits etc

Schedule 11 Capital-raising arrangements etc

Schedule 12 Pillar Two

Schedule 13 Promotion of tax avoidance schemes

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Part 2Other taxes

Excise duty rates

24Rates of vehicle excise duty

(1)

Schedule 1 to VERA 1994 (annual rates of vehicle excise duty) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1 (general rate)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 1,549cc), for “£325” substitute “£345”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2A) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,549cc), for “£200” substitute “£210”.

(3)

In paragraph 1B (graduated rates for light passenger vehicles registered before 1 April 2017), for the Table substitute—

“CO2 Emissions Figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Reduced rate

Standard Rate

g/km

g/km

£

£

100

110

10

20

110

120

25

35

120

130

150

160

130

140

180

190

140

150

200

210

150

165

245

255

165

175

295

305

175

185

325

335

185

200

375

385

200

225

405

415

225

255

700

710

255

725

735”.

(4)

In the sentence immediately following the Table in that paragraph, for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a)

in column (3), in the last two rows, “405” were substituted for “700” and “725”, and

(b)

in column (4), in the last two rows, “415” were substituted for “710” and “735”.”

(5)

In paragraph 1GC (graduated rates for first licence for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017), for Table 1 (vehicles other than higher rate diesel vehicles) substitute—

“CO2 Emissions Figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Reduced rate

Standard Rate

g/km

g/km

£

£

0

50

0

10

50

75

20

30

75

90

125

135

90

100

165

175

100

110

185

195

110

130

210

220

130

150

260

270

150

170

670

680

170

190

1085

1095

190

225

1640

1650

225

255

2330

2340

255

2735

2745”.

(6)

In that paragraph, for Table 2 (higher rate diesel vehicles) substitute—

“CO2 Emissions Figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Rate

g/km

g/km

£

0

50

30

50

75

135

75

90

175

90

100

195

100

110

220

110

130

270

130

150

680

150

170

1095

170

190

1650

190

225

2340

225

255

2745

255

2745”.

(7)

In paragraph 1GD(1) (rates for any other licence for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) (reduced rate), for “£170” substitute “£180”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) (standard rate), for “£180” substitute “£190”.

(8)

In paragraph 1GE(2) (rates for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017 with a price exceeding £40,000)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£560” substitute “£590”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£570” substitute “£600”.

(9)

In paragraph 1J(a) (rates for light goods vehicles that are not pre-2007 or post-2008 lower emission vans), for “£320” substitute “£335”.

(10)

In paragraph 2(1) (rates for motorcycles)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) (engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 150cc), for “£24” substitute “£25”,

(b)

in paragraph (b) (motorbicycles with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 150cc but not exceeding 400cc), for “£52” substitute “£55”,

(c)

in paragraph (c) (motorbicycles with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 400cc but not exceeding 600cc), for “£80” substitute “£84”, and

(d)

in paragraph (d) (other cases), for “£111” substitute “£117”.

(11)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2024.