Although the income tax system in Scotland differs from that in the rest of the UK, many of the problems are the same.
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This report addresses issues relating to the taxation of UK families:
how heavily they are taxed compared with their counterparts in other developed countries
how they are taxed compared with households without children
changes to the UK tax and benefits system that would ensure fairer outcomes.
An earlier paper by Tax and the Family analysed which types of household bore the heaviest income tax burden. This paper extends the analysis to cover families with three or four children.
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Our evidence looks at an area of the tax system most in need of reform. Unlike other areas of Government policy, income tax takes no account of household incomes.
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For many families work does not pay or at least it pays very little! The Government takes back almost the whole of any new income the family earns. As a result some families have little control over their finances – it is almost impossible for them to escape poverty or repay a debt.
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