Question follow-through · 14219
Employers' Contributions: Business
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employers National Insurance contributions on (a) small and medium businesses and (b) large businesses.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 13 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 22 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the potential impact of the proposed increase in employers National Insurance contributions on (a) small and medium businesses and (b) large businesses.
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Nov 2024
Answer published
A Tax Information and Impact Note that covers the employer NICs changes was published by HMRC on 13 NovemberThe government has protected the smallest businesses from the impact of the increase to employers’ National Insurance by increasing the Employment ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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