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Employers' Contributions: Mid Leicestershire

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 13 February 2025UIN 29813

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support businesses in Mid Leicestershire constituency with changes to employer National Insurance contributions.

Answered by James Murray

The Government decided to protect the smallest businesses from these changes by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. This means that next year, 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all, and more than half of all employers will either gain or will see no change.

Businesses will still be able to claim employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices.

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