Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what level of take-up of Gift Aid tax relief was assumed in the projected current receipts for 2008-09 contained in the 2008 Red Book. [208489] Jane Kennedy: The Red Book estimates of current receipts for income tax in 2008-09 allow for both Gift Aid basic rate repayments to charities (£0.9 billion) and higher rate relief to donors who are higher rate taxpayers (£0.2 billion).
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