National Insurance increase discussed at latest North Lanarkshire Council meeting

The increasing burden to employers in the form of national insurance was discussed in a motion at the final North Lanarkshire Council meeting of 2024.With the UK Government’s October budget increasing employer contributions to 15 per cent, and reducing earning thresholds, SNP councillor for Kilsyth Denis Johnston presented a motion at full council.This highlighted that the council faced an additional cost of around £11 million which was likely to impact many organisations including those providing education, health and social care services, while the total cost in Scotland would be in the region of £750 million.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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