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6: Clause 1, page 1, line 1, at end insert— “(A1) In section 9(1A) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, after paragraph (aa) insert—“(ab) if the employer is a specified employer under subsection (1B), the specified employer secondary percentage;”(A2) After section 9(1A) of that Act insert—“(1B) A “specified employer” means a business with an annual turnover of less than £1 million.(1C) For the purposes of this Act, the specified employer secondary percentage is 13.8%.””Member’s explanatory statement This probing amendment would exempt the smallest businesses from the increase in national insurance contributions.