Class 4 National Insurance Contributions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Class 4 National Insurance Contributions

Tracy Brabin Excerpts
Wednesday 15th March 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend, and I extend my sincere good wishes to all the people of Kettering—self-employed or otherwise—and everywhere else.

Tracy Brabin Portrait Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen) (Lab)
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Although the freelance cultural industries and the self-employed of Batley and Spen are very grateful for this U-turn, it is the slashing of the dividend drawdown from £5,000 to £2,000 that makes a massive difference. Some people are living on this when they cannot get work for month after month. Will the Chancellor do a U-turn on that as well?