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At Autumn Statement 2014, the Chancellor announced employers of apprentices under the age of 25, from April 2016, will no longer be required to pay secondary Class 1 (employer) National Insurance contributions (NICs) on earnings up to the Upper Earnings Limit (UEL), for those employees.<\/p>

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There are estimated to be around 180,000 employers offering such apprenticeships in the UK. The tax base on this measure was estimated on an individual apprentice basis, using the 2012-13 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings along with administrative data on the number of apprenticeships from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. An estimate of total revenue or a breakdown by region for these employers is not available.<\/p>

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