Section 56: MEPs' pay, allowances and pensions under European Parliament Statute

Finance Act 2009 · 2009 c. 10View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Income tax, corporation tax and capital gains tax

Part 2 of TIOPA 2010 (double taxation relief) has effect as if tax for the benefit of the European Union payable in respect of any income under—

Articles 9.1 and 10 (salaries),
Article 13 (transitional allowances), or
Article 14, 15 or 17 (pensions for old-age, incapacity and survivors),

of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2005/684/EC, Euratom) were payable under the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom.

In section 291(2)(c) of ITEPA 2003 (termination payments under section 3 of European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979), insert at the end ." or under Article 13 of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (transitional allowances), "

This section has effect for the tax year 2009-10 and subsequent tax years.

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