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BUDGET 2006
BUDGET 2006

Budget 2006Budget

 GENERAL

The red book - The complete budget report
Budget 2006 Summary
   
 TAX RATES AND ALLOWANCES
  Rates and Allowances - Income Tax
Income tax allowances2005-06 (£)2006-07 (£)
Personal allowance4 8955 035
Personal allowance for people aged 65-747 090 7 280
Personal allowance for people aged 75 or over7 2207 420
Income limit for age-related allowances19 50020 100
Married couple's allowance for people born before 6 April 19355 9056 065
Married couple's allowance - aged 75 or more5 9756 135
Maximum amount of married couple's allowance2 2802 350
Blind person's allowance1 6101 660

The rate of relief for the continuing married couple's allowance and maintenance relief for people born before 6 April 1935, and for the children's tax credit, is 10%.

Taxable Band Allowances2005-06 (£)2006-07 (£)
Starting rate 10%0 - 2,0900 - 2,150
Basic rate 20%2,091 - 32,4002,151 - 33,300
Higher rate 40%Over 32,400Over 33,40
 
 NATIONAL INSURANCE
 
£ per week allowances2005-06 (£)2006-07 (£)
Lower earnings limit, primary class 18284
Upper earnings limit, primary class 1630645
Primary threshold9497
Secondary threshold9497
Employee's primary class 1 rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit11%11%
Employee's primary class 1 rate above upper earnings limit1%1%
Employee's contracted out rebate1.6%1.6%
Married women's reduced rate between primary threshold and upper earnings limit4.85%4.85%
Married women's reduced rate above upper earnings limit1%1%
 
   
   
   
   

 VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY

 
Private/Light Goods Vehicles (goods vehicles not over 3,500kg)( registered before 1st March 2001)

12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
Not over 1549cc 110.00 60.50

Over 1549cc

175.00 96.25
 
 
Private Vehicles (registered on or after 1st March 2001)
 
 Diesel Car
TC 49
Petrol Car
TC 48
Alternative Fuel Car
TC 59
Bands CO2 Emission 
Figure (g/km) *
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
Band A Up to 100 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 -
Band B 101 to 120 50.00 - 40.00 - 30.00 -
Band C 121 - 150 110.00 60.50 100.00 55.00 90.00 49.50
Band D 151 - 165 135.00 74.25 125.00 68.75 115.00 63.25
Band E 166 - 185 160.00 88.00 150.00 82.50 140.00 77.00
Band F Over 185 195.00 107.25 190.00 104.50 180.00 99.00
Vehicles registered on or after 23rd March 2006          
Band G Over 225 215.00 118.25 210.00 115.50 200.00 110.00


Light Goods Vehicles (vehicles not over 3,500kg) (registered on or after 1st March 2001)

Light Goods Vehicles TC39
 

12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
All Vehicles 170.00 93.50


Euro 4 Light Goods Vehicles (vehicles not over 3,500kg) (Vehicles registered between 1st March 2003 and 31st December 2006)

Euro 4 Light Goods Vehicles TC36
 
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
All Vehicles 110.00 60.50

Motorcycles
 

Motorcycles    TC 17
(not over 450kg unladen)


Motorcycles (with or without sidecar)
 

12 months
rate £
6 months rate £
Not Over 150cc 15.00 -
151cc - 400cc 31.00 -
401 - 600cc 46.00 -
All other motorcycles 62.00 34.10

Tricycles TC50
(not over 450kg unladen)

Not over 150cc

15.00 -

All Other tricycles

62.00 34.10

Buses
 

Buses  TC34   

Reduced Polution
Symbol of a diamond Buses
TC38
Seating Capacity V5
(excluding driver)
Seating Capacity V5C
(including driver)
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
9 - 16 10 - 17 165.00 90.75 165.00 90.75
17 - 35 18 - 36 220.00 121.00 165.00 90.75
36 - 60 37 - 61 330.00 181.50 165.00 90.75
61 and over 62 and over 500.00 275.00 165.00 90.75

Trade Licences
 

Trade Licences 

 
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £

Trade Licences available for all vehicles

165.00 90.75

Trade Licences available only for: 
 

   
Bicycles  not over 450kg
60.00 33.00
Tricycles

General Haulage
Symbol of a cross General Haulage Vehicles  TC55

 

Symbol of a diamond Reduced Pollution
General Haulage 
Vehicles TC56 

  12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
  350.00 192.50 165.00 90.75

Recovery Vehicles

Symbol of a cross Recovery Vehicles         TC47     Part V

Over Not over 12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
3,500 25,000 165.00 90.75
25,000 - 410.00 225.50

Private HGV
Symbol of a cross Private HGV              
(Exceeding 3,500kg) 
12 months
rate £
6 months 
rate £
  165.00 90.75
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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