0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁new ▁Chan cell or ▁George ▁Os bor ne , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁coal ition ▁deal ▁which ▁sought ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁Personal ▁Allow ance ▁to ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁as ▁per ▁Lib ▁Dem ▁policy , ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁increase ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 , ▁making ▁it ▁£ 7 , 4 7 5 ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁tax ▁year . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Bud get , ▁the ▁allow ance ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁£ 6 3 0 ▁to ▁£ 8 , 1 0 5 ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁George ▁Os bor ne ▁re vised ▁the ▁plans ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁Personal ▁Allow ance ▁and ▁bring ▁forward ▁to ▁date ▁at ▁which ▁it ▁would ▁reach ▁the ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁target . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁allow ance ▁being ▁raised ▁to ▁£ 9 , 4 4 0 ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁before ▁being ▁increased ▁to ▁£ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁from ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁year ▁earlier ▁than ▁originally ▁planned . ▁ ▁All ▁these ▁increases ▁in ▁the ▁personal ▁allow ance ▁came ▁from ▁r ises ▁in ▁the ▁personal ▁tax . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Os bor ne ▁determined ▁that