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...He said last year’s 2p cut from national insurance had put 94,000 more people in work, filling more than one in 10 vacancies....
...A 2p cut to national insurance was the main talking point coming into Jeremy Hunt’s Budget speech. He duly delivered that, saying it was a move that would “grow our economy by rewarding work”....
...National insurance is a “tax on work”, Hunt said. “We want to end that unfairness over time . . . I think it is wrong that we tax work twice.”...
...Most Conservative MPs welcomed the cut in national insurance rate from 10p to 8p, which repeated a 2p cut in the Autumn Statement....
...National insurance is a tax on work. This is a smart tax cut. Rewarding work is a key Conservative tenet.”...
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...Spire Healthcare has reported double-digit profit growth as it continues to benefit from increased outsourcing by the UK’s National Health Service....
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...he also said he was going to reduce Class 4 national insurance, which is paid at 9 per cent on profits between £12,570 and £50,270, by 1 percentage point to 8 per cent from April....
...Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he would increase national insurance relief for veterans by a further year, and would offer £10mn in support as part of the Veterans’ Places, Pathways and People programme....
...The flood maps that Fema uses to set premiums for its federally underwritten National Flood Insurance Program — which is how most Americans get flood insurance — are outdated....
...He has vowed to go further if the Tories win the general election expected this year by eventually scrapping national insurance contributions....
...The national insurance rate paid on earnings of between £12,570 and £50,270 will fall by 2 percentage points from 12 per cent to 10 per cent....
...From a Treasury perspective, a national insurance cut makes the most sense as it directly benefits workers and offers incentives for those earning a living.”...
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