Claims
Bim Afolami"[W]e've cut a third [of National Insurance] in the space of five, six months. We'd like to continue along that track" until National Insurance is disbanded completely.
Mel Stride"The Chancellor and I, and other members of the Government, have an aspiration to abolish National Insurance through a determinate but long period of time."
Keir Starmer"[T]he Labour Party will not be sticking to his [Rishi Sunak's] completely unfunded £46B promise" to scrap National Insurance.
Jeremy Hunt"I don't think it's realistic to say that [abolishing NI] is going to happen any time soon."Mar 07, 2024
Rachel Reeves"There is no coherent argument behind" scrapping National Insurance.
The Conservative Party"Our long-term ambition, when it is affordable to do so, is to keep cutting National Insurance until its gone."Jun 11, 2024
Paul Johnson"In this context [of tax being its highest ever fraction of national income] talk of abolishing National Insurance does not look realistic."
The Labour Party"We will not increase National Insurance" but neither will it be abolished.
Gareth DaviesThe "long-term ambition" is to "get national insurance contributions down to the extent that we remove the unfairness."Mar 08, 2024
Rachel Reeves"It is really irresponsible to start making promises [about scrapping National Insurance] without having a faintest idea of where the money is going to come from."Mar 07, 2024
Hugo Gye"[I]f the polls are correct and Labour replaces the Tories in office, this policy will surely be quietly put to sleep – even without considering the other difficulties there would be in implementing it."
Roger Bootle"[A]bolishing employee NI contributions is an advisable and attainable goal."