§ 28. Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the weekly burden of national insurance contributions on someone on one and a half times male average earnings.
§ Mr. JackCurrently someone earning £490 a week pays £31.46 in national insurance contributions. If there were no upper earnings limit, a married man earning this amount would lose a further £9 off typical take-home pay of £360 a week.