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<p>The Government is determined to support young people into work. The existing Employer
NICs relief for under 21 year olds recognises that the problem of youth unemployment
is most acute for those at the youngest end of the scale. The Employer NICs relief
for apprentices under 25 (to be introduced this April) focuses resources on those
seeking to gain skills and experience through an apprenticeship to improve their employment
prospects.</p><br /><p>HM Revenue and Customs does not routinely estimate the cost
of extending tax or NICs reliefs, so an accurate assessment of the cost of extending
the Employer NICs relief to all under 25s is not available. However, the Government
keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review as a matter of course. Any decision on
extending these existing NICs reliefs would depend on whether this would offer value
for money in helping young people find and stay in work.</p>
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