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Is This National Insurance Contribution the Right Tax?
National insurance is set to rise by 2.5 per cent in the next financial year. The government says it will be used to pay for health and social care services. But Labour MP Paul Butler-Smith questions whether this is the right way to spend money. He argues that raising taxes on workers won't affect people who earn from other sources such as occupational pensions, property renting or investment.
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