Charities in ‘real danger’ due to employers’ national insurance rise, Tories say

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy was pressed by MPs on how creative industries will be affected by the ‘charity tax’ (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

Charities are in “real danger” following the Government’s plans to increase employers’ national insurance contributions, Tory MPs have argued.

Shadow culture secretary Stuart Andrew said the Government’s “charity tax” will cost the charitable sector £1.4 billion, and called for an impact assessment.