Finance Act 2025

Life assurance policies and investment funds

37. (1) The Principal Act is amended—

(a) in section 730F(1)(a)(ii), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”,

(b) in section 730J(a)(i)(II), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”,

(c) in section 730K(1)(a)(ii), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”,

(d) in section 739D(5A), in the formula in paragraph (b), by the substitution of “(G x 38)” for “(G x 41)”,

(e) in section 739E(1)—

(i) in paragraph (a)(ii), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”, and

(ii) in paragraph (b)(ii), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”,

(f) in section 747D(a)(i)(II), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”, and

(g) in section 747E(1)(b)(ii), by the substitution of “38 per cent” for “41 per cent”.

(2) (a) Subsection (1)(a) applies and has effect as respects the happening of a chargeable event in relation to a life policy (within the meaning of Chapter 5 of Part 26 of the Principal Act) on or after 1 January 2026.

(b) Subsection (1)(b) applies and has effect as respects the receipt by a person of a payment in respect of a foreign life policy (within the meaning of Chapter 6 of Part 26 of the Principal Act) on or after 1 January 2026.

(c) Subsection (1)(c) applies and has effect as respects the disposal in whole or in part of a foreign life policy (within the meaning of Chapter 6 of Part 26 of the Principal Act) on or after 1 January 2026.

(d) Subsection (1)(d) and (e) apply and have effect as respects the happening of a chargeable event in relation to an investment undertaking (within the meaning of section 739B(1) of the Principal Act) on or after 1 January 2026.

(e) Subsection (1)(f) applies and has effect as respects the receipt by a person of a payment in respect of a material interest in an offshore fund (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of the Principal Act) on or after 1 January 2026.

(f) Subsection (1)(g) applies and has effect as respects the disposal in whole or in part by a person of a material interest in an offshore fund (within the meaning of Chapter 4 of Part 27 of the Principal Act) on or after 1 January 2026.