Written Question·Treasury·UIN 29813

Employers' Contributions: Mid Leicestershire

Tabled: 6 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to support businesses in Mid Leicestershire constituency with changes to employer National Insurance contributions.

Answer

James Murray
The Government decided to protect the smallest businesses from these changes by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. This means that next year, 865,000 employers will pay no NICs at all, and more than half of all employers will eith...

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