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Mr. Bercow
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost will be to public funds in 2003–04 of the rise in national insurance contributions on the salary bill of his Department. [107901]
Mr. Leslie
It is estimated the changes to employers' National Insurance contributions will increase pay costs on average by 0.7 per cent. next year.