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Artificial Intelligence: Employers' Contributions

Asked by Neil Duncan-JordanLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85666

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has considered the potential merits of requiring businesses to pay a tax equivalent to employer National Insurance contributions for each AI agent that performs tasks previously done by people.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

Employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are charged based on employee earnings. As AI agents do not receive earnings, it is not clear on what basis employer NICs would be levied.

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