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Ministry of Defence: Employers' Contributions

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 11939, tabled on 30 October 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the increase in (a) direct and (b) indirect costs to his Department of the 1.2% rise in employer national insurance contributions announced in the budget.

Answered on

4 November 2024

The changes to employer national insurance contributions from April are expected to increase Departmental costs c.£216million in financial year 2025-26.

The Chancellor has agreed to provide funding to the public sector to support with the cost of employer national insurance contributions, which will be confirmed at a future date.

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