Income Tax Reliefs
| 2008/09 £ |
2007/08 £ |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Allowance | under 65 | 6,035* | 5,225 |
| 65 — 74 * | 9,030 | 7,550 | |
| 75 and over * | 9,180 | 7,690 | |
| Married couple's allowance (relief at 10%) |
aged less than 75 and born before 6.4.35 * | 6,535 | 6,285 |
| 75 and over * | 6,625 | 6,365 | |
| min. amount | 2,540 | 2,440 | |
| * As announced on 13 May 2008 and confirmed in the Finance Act. | |||
| * Age allowance income limit | 21,800 | 20,900 | |
| (Reduce age allowance by £1 for every £2 of excess income over £21,800.) | |||
| Blind person’s allowance | 1,800 | 1,730 | |