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Evening Standard
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David Hughes

Rishi Sunak hints at welfare squeeze to fund plan to completely scrap national insurance

Scrapping national insurance is set to be a key part of the Tory election offer to voters as Rishi Sunak suggested a squeeze on benefits could help pay for the plan.

The Prime Minister said “significant progress” could be made towards the goal of eliminating the tax during the next parliament if his party remains in power.

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