Rejected petition Don't abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions for the Self Employed

In 2018 Class 2 NI contributions will be abolished, meaning self employed people earning under £5965 who voluntarily pay this to gain entitlement to the state pension will pay Class 3 contributions instead, a 400% rise, £588 extra per year. This unfairly targets low earning small business owners.

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See article here for more information https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/mar/18/national-insurance-self-employed-400pc-more-contributions

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/191474

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Date submitted 21 March 2017
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