Question reference: S6W-07515
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 22 March 2022
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 April 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent data on levels of income tax paid at the UK median wage level for all employees in Scotland, and how that compares with the rest of the UK.
Answer
Across the whole UK, median annual pay for employees was £25,891 for the tax year ending 5 April 2021.
In the current tax year, someone earning that much would pay £2,662 in the rest of the UK, but £2,647 in Scotland.