Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith

Conservative — South West Devon

Speaking in the House of Commons on 12 March 2025

Debate

Employer National Insurance Contributions: Impact on Employment

Contribution

Businesses across Wales, like those across my constituency of South West Devon, are being hit not only by Labour’s job tax but by the increasing minimum wage, rising costs and other business tax increases. Each of those alone would force many to reduce their workforce, but the combination of all three means that businesses are thinking twice about filling job vacancies or creating new posts. What reassurances can the Minister give to businesses across Wales, and to companies such as Serpells in my constituency, that their business has a promising future between now and the next election, when the Labour Budget shows them the complete opposite?

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