Caroline Spelman generally voted against increasing capital gains tax

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Major votes

• On 6 Med 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to increase the personal income tax allowance, change the way dividends are taxed, cut capital gains tax and reduce the amount which can be taken out of a pension tax-free from £1.25m to £1m. Show vote

  This policy conflicts with:

  • reducing the rate of corporation tax
  • raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax
• On 28 Meh 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to reduce the basic rate of capital gains tax by 8%. Show vote

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• On 11 Ebr 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to increase the personal income tax allowance, change the way dividends are taxed, cut capital gains tax and reduce the amount which can be taken out of a pension tax-free from £1.25m to £1m. Show vote

  This policy conflicts with:

  • reducing the rate of corporation tax
  • raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax
• On 22 Maw 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to approve the March 2016 budget which contained plans to spend £56bn more than was expected to be taken in, introduced a policy of requiring all schools to become academies and introduced a new soft drinks levy. Show vote

  This policy conflicts with:

  • reducing the rate of corporation tax
  • raising the threshold at which people start to pay income tax
  • academy schools
• On 22 Maw 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to cut capital gains tax rates and extend entrepreneurs relief discounts to external investors as well as make other changes to capital gains tax. Show vote

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• On 6 Gor 2010: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to support the 2010 Finance Bill which included an increase in VAT from 17.5% to 20% among other measures. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • increasing the rate of VAT
  • reducing the rate of corporation tax

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Minor votes

• On 6 Med 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to reduce the rates of capital gains tax. Show vote

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• On 22 Maw 2016: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio to allow the Finance Bill to include provisions relating to specified matters taking effect in future years. Show vote

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• On 25 Maw 2013: Caroline Spelman wedi pleidleisio for tax exemptions to encourage the use of the scheme where employers are permitted not to extend certain otherwise statutory rights to those with employee shareholder status. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • allowing employees to exchange some employment rights for shares in the company they work for

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