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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Craig Meighan

Burnham urged to reverse national insurance rise costing firms £1,000 per worker

The Chancellor raised national insurance for employers after Labour came to power in 2024 (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Chancellor’s decision to raise employers’ national insurance is costing the average business more than £1,000 per worker every year, figures show.

For those on the real living wage, which amounts to a full-time salary of about £26,228 a year, employers are paying an average of £890 extra in tax a year, according to analysis by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).

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