Question follow-through · 57474
Armed Forces: Council Tax and Income Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the requirement for armed forces personnel to pay (a) Income Tax and (b) Council Tax when deployed on overseas operations.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the requirement for armed forces personnel to pay (a) Income Tax and (b) Council Tax when deployed on overseas operations.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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10 Jun 2025
Answer published
Whilst there is no income tax exemption for the salaries of armed forces personnel serving overseas, there are a number of exemptions for specific payments or expenses including for UK accommodation, uniform laundering, and some travel expenses and profes...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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