National Insurance cut confirmed as Budget looks ahead to election dividing lines
National Insurance is to be cut as part of the Conservatives’ commitment “to make work pay” in a Budget that sought to lay the ground ahead of an election later this year.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirmed the well-trailled 2p cut in National Insurance for employees and the self-employed, which followed the National Insurance cut in the Autumn Statement.
He said it was his “long-term ambition” to continue to cut National Insurance “to make work pay”.
“We stick to our plan with a budget for long-term growth. It ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
