INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX

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That this House notes the increase in insurance premium tax from 10 to 12 per cent in June 2017 as set out in the Autumn Statement 2016; recognises that as a consequence premiums have doubled since 2015; further notes the Association of British Insurers' calculation that an average family will have seen their premiums rise by a total of £90 since 2015; regrets the effect that this increase will have on families already struggling to afford home insurance premiums following the floods of 2015; and calls on the Government to review its decision to implement such a rise by 2017.