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<p>The Government increased the personal allowance for those aged under 65 years between 2010-11 and 2013-14 as shown in table 1 as follows:</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Table1: Personal allowance (coalition Government formed in May2010)<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">PersonalAllowance(£)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2010-11<br /></td><td valign="top">6,475<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011-12<br /></td><td valign="top">7,475<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012-13<br /></td><td valign="top">8,105<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013-14<br /></td><td valign="top">9,440<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>An estimated 2.24 million people in Scotland will benefit by an average of £393 by April 2014 and 200,000 people in Scotland will have been taken out of tax altogether.</p> |