HC Deb 11 July 1978 vol 953 c473W
53. Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what has been the increase in employee's class I national insurance contributions in each year since 1967, in both monetary and percentage terms.

Mr. Deakins

The changes since 1967 in the contributions payable by employees

Average Increase on previous contribution
Date of change earnings† Monetary Percentage
£
May 1968 … … … … … 22.53 0.05 4.1
November 1969 … … … … … 25.00 0.27 21.1
September 1971 … … … … … 30.70 0.30 19.4
October 1972 … … … … … 35.82 0.29 15.7
October 1973 … … … … … 40.92 0.27 12.6
August 1974 … … … … … 47.23 0.46 19.1
April 1975 … … … … … 54.19 0.11 3.8
April 1976 … … … … … 63.42 0.66 22.1
April 1977 … … … … … 70.11 0.40 11.0
April 1978‡ … … … … … 80.36 1.18 29.2
* The contributions payable by employees up to April 1975 consisted of a flat-rate and a graduated contribution. From April 1975 contributions for employees have been wholly earnings-related.
† In full-time manual worker's employment in manufacturing and certain principal non-manufacturing industries.
‡ Introduction of "New Pensions".