TAKE HOME PAY FOR THE LOWER PAID

Motion Text

That this House notes recent informed opinion in the financial press regarding the negative effect of combined income tax and national insurance contributions on the take-home pay of employees in the UK; recognises that the lower paid in our society will benefit significantly as will the economy as a whole if the threshold at which any deductions begin is raised to £12,000 per annum; and calls on the Government to ensure that the economic recovery is shared more widely by the implementation of such a proposal.