§ Mrs. Bainasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list in the Official Report the EEC countries in which Civil Service pensions are regarded as taxable income; and at what rate the tax is levied.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI understand that Civil Service pensions are regarded as taxable in all nine EEC countries. They are subject to the same rates of tax as those charged on other forms of income. Detailed information about the tax systems of our EEC partners is contained in "Income Taxes Outside the United Kingdom" compiled by the Inland Revenue. A copy of this document is kept in the Library.