National Insurance

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What made financial headlines over the weekend?

State pension changes will negatively affect women

Chancellor to speak on Wednesday 16 March

A plan to merge National Insurance (NI) with income tax would increase wages, create jobs and help reduce costs, business leaders have said.

Prudential has called for women over the age of 55 to check whether they will receive the full State Pension.

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The government has launched an online tax calculator enabling people to work out how much tax they have paid and how it is spent.

The UK should introduce a single income tax of 30% as part of a radical reform of the taxation system designed to boost economic growth, an influential committee has said.