Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of the population will pay more as a result of the National Insurance Contribution rise in April 2022 than they will receive through the Council Tax Rebate.

The Treasury publishes analysis alongside fiscal events setting out the combined impact on households of government tax and spend decisions in the round. Analysis published at Autumn Budget 21 showed that tax and spend changes announced by this government are progressive overall, with low-income households on average contributing the least in tax and receiving most benefit from spending.

Individually, these measures are progressive. The highest earning 15 per cent pay around half of the revenues for the Health and Social Care Levy. Around 80% of households in England are in Council Tax Bands A-D, and so will benefit from this rebate.