Employers' Contributions: Job Creation
Commons · Question 903747 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Scotland Office · Official record
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions on job creation in Scotland.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 23 Apr 2025
Figures released last week showed that the employment rate and wages in Scotland are up - no thanks to the opposition who crashed our economy, sent mortgages soaring and were ready to do it all over again. Let us not forget, the £22 billion black hole the...