Rejected petition Raise National National Insurance rate for the Self Employed, Tax Free Dividend

The Chancellor increased the NI rate for Self Employed and also reduced the dividend threshold to £2000 so all in all they are taxed higher than average taxpayer. This is against the Tory manifesto and it is unfair but it is very counter productive and stem growth in uk economy.

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The Chancellor has announced today (15 March) that the proposed changes to National Insurance for self-employed people won’t go ahead.

The Chancellor made a statement about this to the House of Commons. You can find out more, including how to watch the statement and read a transcript, here:

http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2017/march/statement-on-class-4-national-insurance-contributions/

You can read a letter about this issue, which the Chancellor has sent to the Chairman of the Treasury Select Committee (Andrew Tyrie MP), here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-chancellor-to-chairman-of-treasury-select-committee-on-national-insurance-contributions-for-the-self-employed

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Date submitted 10 March 2017
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