Local Government: Employers' Contributions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of National Insurance contribution increases on (a) council budgets and (b) the financial sustainability of council spending.
Answered by Jim McMahon
I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 33203 and Question UIN 33258 on 3 March 2025.
The government is committed to pursuing a comprehensive set of reforms for public services to return the local government sector to a sustainable position. This will be done in partnership with local government and on the principle of giving forward notice and certainty to allow time for councils to plan.
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