Employers’ national insurance rise ‘straw that breaks camels back’, Lords told

Employers face ‘difficult decisions’ as a result of Government moves to increase their national insurance contributions (NICs), according to a Treasury minister (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

A rise in employer national insurance could be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” for businesses, a former head of the spending watchdog has said.

Crossbench peer Lord Morse, former head of the National Audit Office, warned that “not all big businesses have equally broad shoulders” as he said the Government had not considered the “differential damage” of the move.