Government admission of failure over Class 2 NICs – Peter Dowd MP

Peter Dowd MP,
Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting on the Government’s
announcement to delay the abolition of Class 2 NICs, said:

“The government has clearly tried to sneak this
admission of their own failure out just before recess. This should have
been announced in the House by a Treasury Minister. 

“This announcement only further highlights the chaos that
there is at the centre of the Government right now, as clearly these proposals
had not been thoroughly thought through before they were announced.

"But above all the Government needs to make
sure that those currently paying Class 2 NICs, including many low-earning
self-employed people, are not hit hard as a result of their abolition and
replacement.”

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