This Government is committed to a competitive tax regime and has introduced a range of measures to reduce the burden of National Insurance Contributions (NICs), as part of our long term economic plan to back business and create jobs.<\/p>
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The Employment Allowance, introduced in April this year, means that around 450,000 employers\u2013 one third of all employers \u2013 are expected to be taken out of paying employer NICs altogether in 2014-15 and from April 2015, employer NICs for under 21 year olds will be abolished, helping to support jobs for almost 1.5 million young people currently in employment.<\/p>
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There is no definition of a part-time entrepreneur within the Taxes Acts. In general, the tax system treats part-time entrepreneurs in the same way as full-time entrepreneurs, and there are no plans to change this.<\/p>
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The last published cost for changing the cap on entrepreneurs' tax relief related to increasing the lifetime limit from £5m of qualifying gains to £10m. This is available in the full Budget 2011 document at the following address on page 42 in table 2.1 of the report.<\/p>
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Tax Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Taken out of tax since 2010-11 by PA increases 2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 1.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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