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Blind Person's Allowance, Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance and income limit for 2015 to 2016

This Tax Information and Impact Note is about Blind Person's Allowance, Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance and income limit for 2015 to 2016.

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The measure increases the Blind Person鈥檚 Allowance, Married Couple鈥檚 Allowance and the income limit for the personal allowance for those born before 6 April 1938 by the equivalent of 鈥榠ndexation鈥� (the annual increase to Income Tax Personal Allowances and rate limits) based on the retail prices index rather than the consumer prices index.

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Published 10 December 2014

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