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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hilary Osborne and Rupert Jones

National insurance: how much better off will the 2p cut leave workers?

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A cut to national insurance will affect Britons’ take-home pay. Photograph: Rosemary Roberts/Alamy

A big national insurance cut was the centrepiece of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement and he has done the same again for the spring budget. But just how much better off will UK employees really be?

The chancellor is cutting the main rate of national insurance contributions (Nics) paid by workers from 10% to 8% with effect from 6 April 2024, which he said would benefit 27 million workers. He also announced changes to the national insurance paid by those who are self-employed.

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