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Apprentices: Taxation

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyTreasuryTabled Answered 25 March 2025UIN 38580

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing tax breaks to employers who train apprentices.

Answered by James Murray

Employers of those under the age of 21 and apprentices under the age of 25 already receive 100% employer National Insurance relief on salaries up to £50,270.

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