National Insurance

Most Pensioners 'Will Be Better Off' - Minister

PA | Posted 20.03.2013 | UK

Most people reaching state pension age in the coming 40 years will receive a higher pension over their retirement due to planned reforms of the system...

Pensioners Should Pay National Insurance, Says Tory MP

PA | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics

Pensioners who continue to work should pay National Insurance which could then be passed on as tax breaks to firms who employ young workers, a Tory MP...

You Pays Your Taxes and You Makes Your Choice on This Budget

Iain Anderson | Posted 21.05.2012 | UK Politics
Iain Anderson

Ed Miliband is likely to have his face all over the newspapers tomorrow morning - unfortunately for him - sitting next to an image of Wallace as well as Gromit.

Treasury 'Excited' By Plan To Show How Your Tax Is Spent

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.01.2012 | UK Politics

On Wednesday after PMQs the Tory MP for Ipswich, Ben Gummer, will introduce a Bill to the Commons which would see every taxpayer getting an annual bre...

Income Tax And National Insurance Could Be Merged

Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK

Income tax and national insurance could be combined under a set of new government proposals aimed at making the UK's tax system more simple and more t...

National Insurance is Complex and Pointless and Should be Abolished

Tim Leunig | Posted 07.01.2012 | UK Politics
Tim Leunig

We seem to have created a system that is behind the wit of both those who pay it and those who administer it. It would be perfectly possible to merge it with income tax in a way that creates relatively few winners or losers. Doing so is a no brainer.

Six Million People to Benefit from £300 Tax Rebates

PA | Posted 18.12.2011 | UK

Around six million people could receive tax rebates of around £300 each, while one million others will be told they have underpaid to the tune of ...