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Employers' Contributions: Veterans

Asked by James CartlidgeConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 28 April 2025UIN 47279

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse has been of the National Insurance holiday for the employers of veterans in each financial year since the introduction of that policy.

Answered by James Murray

HMRC publishes estimates for the National Insurance contributions relief for veterans annually which are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs

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