Written questions

Fire and Rescue Services: Employers' Contributions

Commons · Question 27518 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the new lower employers' National Insurance threshold applies to retained fire crews.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 6 Feb 2025

To repair the 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 rate of employer NICs will increase from 13.8% to 15% a...