Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 54527

Manufacturing Industries: Kent

Tabled: 22 May 2025

Answered: 4 June 2025

Question

Katie Lam

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing employer National Insurance Contributions and the National Minimum Wage on manufacturing businesses in (a) Kent and (b) the Weal

Answer

Gareth Thomas

The Government protected small businesses and charities from the impact of the increase to Employer National Insurance by increasing the Employment Allowance from £5,000 to £10,500, and 865,000 employers will pay no NICs in 2025-26. My Department publishe...

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