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Kirk welcomes government's 'Gift Aid gift'
Budget move worth £1.2 million to congregations
The Church of Scotland welcomes the good news on Gift Aid in this week's Budget.
The Chancellor's decision to continue to allow charities
to reclaim tax at the present rate after the basic rate
of income tax reduces to 20p in the pound next month
means that congregations in the Church of Scotland will
not lose the £1.2 million per year which was anticipated.
Every £100 given to the Kirk will continue to be worth
£128 when tax is recovered.
Gift Aid is currently worth £11 million to Church of Scotland congregations and is very good news for the Church.
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Note to Editors:
For further information please contact
Gordon Jamieson, the Church of Scotland's Director
of Stewardship, in the first instance. Telephone 01506
412020(H); 0131 225 5722(O) or, alternatively, email gjamieson@cofscotland.org.uk.
nr/17/03/08
Friday 14, March 2008
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