§ Lord Howell of Guildfordasked Her Majesty's Government: What studies have been made in the United Kingdom of the practice of certain other countries, notably the United States, in exempting armed personnel, including reservists, from paying income tax while on active service. [HL711]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyIn the United Kingdom the long-standing rule—recognised by successive governments—is that Crown servants, wherever they are serving, are chargeable to income tax on their government salaries. We have no plans to change it.