Written questions

Employers' Contributions: Lancashire

2026-06-02 · Treasury · 6210 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer National Insurance contributions introduced in April 2025 on employment levels in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in Lanca

Answer

The Government has taken a number of fair and necessary decisions on tax, welfare, and spending to fix the public finances and fund public services. One of these decisions, taken at Autumn Budget 2024, was to increase the rate of employer National Insuran...