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Thames Water: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 12554 · Tabled 4 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2024

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Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of changes in employers' National Insurance contributions on Thames Water's (a) financial viability and (b) infrastructure investm

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 18 Nov 2024

To repair public finances and help raise the revenue required to increase funding for public services, the Government has taken the difficult decision to increase employer National Insurance. The Government has been clear that we need to take difficult de...