Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 45244

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025

Question

Manuela Perteghella

Liberal DemocratStratford-on-Avon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes to National Insurance contributions on small manufacturing businesses.

Answer

Gareth Thomas
The Chancellor has decided to protect the smallest businesses, including in the manufacturing sector, by increasing the Employment Allowance to £10,500, and removing the £100,000 eligibility threshold, meaning all eligible employers benefit. This means th...

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