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FINANCE BILL 1997

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PARTS

  • PART I EXCISE DUTIES
  • PART II INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX
  • PART III VALUE ADDED TAX
  • PART IV PAYMENTS AND OVERPAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF INDIRECT TAXES
  • PART V INCOME TAX, CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX
  • PART VI INHERITANCE TAX
  • PART VII STAMP DUTY AND STAMP DUTY RESERVE TAX
  • PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL

NB. # = Pounds Sterling



PART I

EXCISE DUTIES



Clause

    Alcoholic liquor duties

    1. Rates of duty on spirits and wines and equivalent strength

    2. Rates of duty on lower strengths of wine and made-wine

    3. Duty on sparkling cider

    4. Cider labelled as strong cider

    5. Cider labelled as made-wine

    Hydrocarbon oil duties

    6. Rates of hydrocarbon oil duties and of rebates

    7. Ultra low sulphur diesel

    Tobacco products duty

    8. Rates of tobacco duty

    Air passenger duty

    9. Rates of air passenger duty

    Gaming duty

    10. Gaming duty to replace gaming licence duty

    11. Rate of gaming duty

    12. Liability to pay gaming duty

    13. Supplemental provisions relating to gaming duty

    14. Subordinate legislation relating to gaming duty

    15. Interpretation of gaming duty provisions

    Vehicle excise duty

    16. Increase in general rate

    17. Exemption for vehicles for disabled persons

    18. Provisions applying to exempt vehicles

    19. Issue of licences before payment of duty

    20. Removal and disposal of vehicles

PART II

INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX



    New rates of tax

21. Rate of tax

22. Premiums liable to tax at the higher rate

23. Charge to tax where different rates apply

24. Commencement of sections 21 to 23

Taxable intermediaries and their fees

25. Certain fees to be treated as premiums under higher rate contracts

26. Registration of taxable intermediaries

27. Supplementary provisions

Miscellaneous

28. Amounts charged by other intermediaries

29. Prevention of pre-emption

30. Tax point for payroll deductions

PART III

VALUE ADDED TAX



    Registration

    31. Aggregation of business

    32. Voluntary registration

    Zero-rating

    33. Sale of goods donated to charity

    34. Charitable institutions providing care etc

    Buildings and land

    35. References to grants

    36. Buildings intended to be used as dwellings

    37. Supplies to non-taxable persons etc

    Exempt insurance supplies

    38. Exempt insurance supplies

    Bad debt relief

    39. Bad debt relief

    Groups of companies

    40. Groups containing bodies of different descriptions

    41. Group supplies using an overseas member

    Incidental and supplemental provisions etc

    42. Services subject to the reverse charge

    43. Payments on account: appeals

PART IV

PAYMENTS AND OVERPAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF INDIRECT TAXES



    Value added tax

    44. Liability of Commissioners to interest

    45. Assessment for overpayments of interest

    46. Repayments of overpayments: unjust enrichment

    47. Repayments and assessments: time limits

    48. Set-off of credits and debits

    49. Transitional provision for set-offs etc

    Excise duties and other indirect taxes

    50. Overpayments, interest, assessments etc

    Enforcement of payment

    51. Enforcement by distress

    52. Enforcement by diligence

    53. Amendments consequential on actions 51 and 52

    54. Attachment of debts

PART V

INCOME TAX, CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX



    Income tax charge, rates and reliefs

55. Charge

56. Modification of indexed allowances

57. Blind person's allowance

58. Limit on relief for interest

Corporation tax charge and rate

59. Charge and rate corporation tax for 1997

60. Small companies

Payments for wayleaves

61. Wayleaves for electricity cable, telephone lines etc

Schedule E

62. Phasing out of relief for profit-related pay

63. Travelling expenses etc

64. Work-related training

65. Postponed company donations to charity

66. National Insurance contributions

67. Expenditure on production well etc

Distributions etc

68. Special treatment for certain distributions

69. Distributions of exempt funds

70. Set-off against franked investment income

71. FIDs paid to unauthorised unit trusts

72. Tax advantages to include tax credits

Investments etc

73. Enterprise investment scheme

74. Venture capital trusts

75. Enterprise investment scheme

76. Bond washing and repos

77. National Savings Bank interest

78. Payments under certain life insurance policies

Transfer of assets abroad

79. Transfer of assets abroad

Leasing and loan arrangements

80. Finance leases and loans

81. Loan relationships: transitions

Capital allowances

82. Writing-down allowances on long-life assets

83. Schedule A cases etc

84. Capital allowances on fixtures

Chargeable gains

85. Re-investment relief

86. Conversion of securities: QCBs and debentures

87. Earn-out rights

Double taxation relief

88. Restriction of relief for underlying tax

89. Disposals of loan relationships with or without interest

Repayment supplement

90. Time from which entitlement runs

Finance

PART VI

INHERITANCE TAX

    91. Rate bands

    92. Agricultural property relief

PART VII

STAMP DUTY AND STAMP DUTY RESERVE TAX



    Stamp Duty

93. Mergers of authorised unit trusts

94. Demutualisation of insurance companies

95. Relief for intermediaries

96. Repurchases and stock lending

97. Depositary receipts and clearance services

Stamp duty reserve tax

98. Mergers of authorised unit trusts

99. Direction to hold trust property on other trusts

100. Relief for intermediaries

101. Repurchases and stock lending

102. Depositary receipts and clearance services

103. Inland bearer instruments

104. Repayment or cancellation of tax

Transfers of unit trust units

105. Transfers of units under unit trust scheme

PART VIII

MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL



    Petroleum revenue tax

    106. Non-field expenditure allowable after transfer

    Local authority disposals of dwelling-houses

    107. Nil levy on disposal

    Obtaining information

    108. Obtaining information from social security authorities

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