National Insurance Contributions: Local Government

Mr. Stewart Jackson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate has been made of the cost of the proposed increases to national insurance contributions for employers to local government employers in 2010-11.

Mr. Timms
There are no proposed increases to employer national insurance contributions in 2010-11. Employer contributions are set to increase by 1 per cent. to 13.8 per cent. in 2011-12.

Information on the cost of the proposed change to local Government employers is not readily available.