Submitted on Wednesday 8th March 2017
Rejected on Wednesday 15th March 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
No rise for self employed national insurance rate in 2017 budget
Self employed tradespeople are currently faced with rising travel costs, insurance costs, living costs and inevitably a drop in living standards. Not to mention the cost of constantly growing certifications that have to be renewed every 5 years. Lifting NI contributions doesn't serve those people.
CSCS, GasSafe, CPCS, IPAF, PASMA, SSSTS, the list goes on. Not to mention public liability insurance, the cost of motor insurance, cost of travel and fuel expenses. Those who earn the lowest are already hit hard by all these required things that can cost thousands over a 5 year period. A further rise in National Insurance only shows the greed of the conservative club.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The Chancellor has announced today (15 March) that the proposed changes to National Insurance for self-employed people won’t go ahead.
The Chancellor made a statement about this to the House of Commons. You can find out more, including how to watch the statement and read a transcript, here:
http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2017/march/statement-on-class-4-national-insurance-contributions/
You can read a letter about this issue, which the Chancellor has sent to the Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (Andrew Tyrie MP), here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-national-insurance-contributions-for-the-self-employed
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