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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-05-22more like thismore than 2019-05-22
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading National Insurance Contributions: Pensioners more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made an estimate of the revenue which could be raised if the exemption from employee and employer's national insurance contributions for people above pensionable age was removed; and if so, what is that estimate. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean more like this
uin HL15920 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>The “Estimated costs of principal tax reliefs” publication, sets out an estimate of the cost of the exemption of those over State pension age from paying National Insurance. It is estimated that the cost of this exemption is approximately £1.1bn in 2018-19. The estimates do not allow for any behavioural changes as a result of the reliefs. In practice if a relief was withdrawn, taxpayers’ behaviour would be likely to alter so that the actual yield could be lower than that shown in the tables.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are not currently exempt from paying employer NICs for their employees above the state pension age.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-06T12:50:41.547Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-06T12:50:41.547Z
answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
tabling member
1141
label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean more like this