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Network Rail: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 28936

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of Network Rail’s increased in national insurance contributions.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Before the National Insurance increase announcement in the budget, Network Rail’s estimated National Insurance payment was £1.26bn for the remaining four years of Control Period 7 (2025/26 – 2028/29). Following the budget, it’s now anticipated to increase by £213m over this timeframe.

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