Bus Services: Employers' Contributions
Commons · Question 38593 · Tabled 17 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 21 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36079 on Bus Services and Railways: Employers' Contributions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the planned increase in emplo
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 21 Mar 2025
The increase to National Insurance employers’ contributions announced at the Budget is expected to increase bus operator costs, but the Department has made no estimate of the specific costs. We are committed to working with the sector to deliver better bu...