£20,000 tax limit

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SVaz said:

I’d prefer a joint married tax allowance of at least £30k as one person generally has a higher income, especially in retirement or during things like maternity leave.  

I’m sure I’ve read that Germany has such a system. 

Cue calls of ‘unfair’ !  😉

We had something closer to that until independent taxation came into play in 1990. A husband could transfer his unused personal allowance to his wife but not the other way round. 

Cobbler_tone

eskbanker said:

Cobbler_tone said:

It can't have been a good idea as only 0.3% of the constituents in my area (or pretty much any area) signed it. 

Not sure you can really judge the merit (or otherwise) of any proposal solely by the number of signatures on a petition 

Hence the 

Those petitions are always a waste of time. The highest supported one was to remain in Europe. The second highest supported one was for another referendum.