Today the Conservatives will today attempt to hijack the National Insurance Contributions (secondary class one contributions) bill by voting for amendments that will force Labour MPs to vote against exemptions for hospices, charities and care providers.
The Conservatives have pointed to research that they say shows planned National Insurances rises will cost those sectors £1.4 billion.
The rate of employer’s national insurance charges is due to rise this April from 13.8 per cent to 15 per cent and the rate at which employers begin paying is set to fall from £9,100 to £5,000.
Mel Stride MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, said:
“This is the last chance for Labour MPs to examine their consciences and prevent the potentially devastating impact of their jobs’ tax on some of the most vulnerable people in society.
“The Conservatives are calling on them to put party politics aside and do the right thing. It’s not too late to change course.”
The Tories will also be using their opposition day to propose a motion that will call on the government to publish data on the number of eligible pensioners it estimates did not receive the winter fuel payment in 2024-25, and to set out how it intends to ensure all eligible pensioners receive the benefit in the next financial year.
The motion will also call for an impact assessment to examine the government’s cut to the winter fuel payment, and for the government to apologise for “misery caused to vulnerable pensioners.”
