Written Question·Treasury·UIN 63669
Food: Prices
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Wendy Morton
Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in (a) National Insurance Contributions and (b) the National Minimum Wage on food price inflation.
Answer
James MurrayIt is in the remit of the Low Pay Commission, who advise the Government on the minimum wage rates, to consider the impact of changes to the minimum wage on inflation, alongside the wider economy and the labour market. The Government knows that employers r...
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