Sentences with phrase «over national insurance contributions»

«You have to be straight with the public about what you say you will raise and then do it,» he told the Guardian, in the wake of a government U-turn over the national insurance contributions rise that was proposed by Philip Hammond in last week's budget.

Income tax is to be devolved, but control over national insurance contributions and desired tax incentives for research and development are being kept in London.

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Currently those aged over the state pension age do not pay national insurance contributions, even if they are working.

Work and pensions secretary James Purnell proposed an amendment to the pensions bill which will allow people to buy up to an additional six years of voluntary national insurance contributions, over and above those permitted under the current time limits, in order to enjoy a higher state pension.

On top of the electrification of the great western mainline and the other capital infrastructure projects the UK Government has already committed to Wales, I am pleased that the Queen's Speech will introduce a National Insurance Contributions Bill that will support over 35,000 businesses in Wales to hire their first employee or expand their workforce.

She did not rule out the possibility of a national insurance rise over the parliament but denied MPs had been consulted about any specific changes to national insurance contributions to fund the NHS.

Public anger over cuts to tax credits, disability benefits, and changes to national insurance contributions for self - employed workers have driven the most significant government welfare policy U-turns in recent years.

A similar self - employed parent with a starting income of # 20,000 would see a cut of just over 12 % after the introduction of the controversial changes to national insurance contributions (NICs) in the spring budget, the figures showed.

The Prime Minister refused to back down over the controversial rise in National Insurance contributions for the self - employed, but announced a series of concessions to buy time before the policy faces a Commons vote.

Added to the increased pension and national insurance contributions, Collins said heads now faced «difficult conversations» with staff and parents over cuts.

Employees in the legal industry don't seem to know, four in ten (40 %) of employees saying they do not know how much National Insurance they pay and over a third (37 %) saying they do not know how much of the contribution goes where, be it the NHS, social security or their state pension.