National Insurance

The Prime Minister has dealt a severe blow to the private medical insurance (PMI) industry's hopes of receiving tax relief to encourage public take up.

Merging income tax and National Insurance (NI) would dramatically reduce pension saving and private protection take-up, Jelf Employee Benefits has warned.

KPMG analysis of over 100,000 member records reveals the most common administration failings and how they are increasing fund liabilities by up to 5%.

Employee benefit consultants (EBCs) will face a variety of problems if the government merges income tax and national insurance (NI), experts say.

There is "no overriding reason" why a merger of national insurance (NI) and income tax should not go ahead, an actuary says.

The government plans to save money by distributing National Insurance numbers via a letter rather than a plastic card, as part of its drive to reduce the deficit.

National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holidays have come into effect for new businesses outside London, the South East and East of England.

Debt reduction is "the most urgent issue facing Britain," according to the Con-Lib coalition's Programme for Government, published today.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) will oppose Labour's planned 1% National Insurance (NI) rise because it says this would delay efforts to get people back to work.

Gordon Brown and David Cameron clashed over the economy in the final Prime Minister's question time before the General Election.