Rates and Allowances - Interest rates

Beneficial loan arrangements - Official rates

1. Table of average official rates

Use the table below to find the average official rate of interest for years when

  • the loan was outstanding throughout the Income Tax year,and
  • you are using the normal averaging method of calculation.
Table of average official rates

Year

Average official rate

1995-96

7.79%

1996-97

6.93%

1997-98

7.08%

1998-99

7.16%

1999-00

6.25%

2000-01

6.25%

2001-02

5.94%

2002-03

5.00%

2003-04

5.00%

2004-05

5.00%

2005-06

5.00%

2006-07

5.00%

2007-08

6.25%

2. Table of actual official rates

Use the table below in cases not within 1 above

Table of actual official rates

From

To

Rate

6.11.94

5.10.95

8.00%

6.10.95

5.02.96

7.75%

6.02.96

5.06.96

7.25%

6.06.96

5.11.96

7.00%

6.11.96

5.08.97

6.75%

6.08.97

5.03.99

7.25%

6.03.99

5.01.02

6.25%

6.01.02

5.04.03

5.00%

6.04.03

5.04.04

5.00%

6.04.04

5.04.05

5.00%

6.04.05

5.04.06

5.00%

6.04.06

5.04.07

5.00%

6.04.07

5.04.07

6.25%

6.04.08

 

6.25%

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