Hunt slashes taxes to bring self-employment back to life
The self-employed are to benefit from a 1p cut to National Insurance that will leave them £350 better off a year on average.
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The self-employed are to benefit from a 1p cut to National Insurance that will leave them £350 better off a year on average.
In a pitch to small businesses and the self-employed, Jeremy Hunt announced he would reform and simplify National Insurance Contributions to help boost growth.
The Conservatives used to be seen as the party of the self-employed. But today the number of people working for themselves is at its lowest level in 12 years, according to startling figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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