§ 1991. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish a table showing the percentage of salary paid in national insurance contributions by persons earning annual salaries of £5,000, £15,000, £20,000, £50,000, £100,000 and £200,000 in(a) 1979 and (b)
§ Mr. JackThe information requested is in the table:
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Annual salary NI contributions paid by employees as a percentage of salary £ 1979–80 Per cent.1 1991–922 Per cent.2 5,000 6.5 5.2 15,000 3.0 7.7 20,000 2.3 8.1
Annual salary NI contributions paid by employees as a percentage of salary £ 1979–801Per cent. 1991–922Per cent. 50,000 0.9 3.3 100,000 0.5 1.6 200,000 0.2 0.8 Note:
1Upper earnings limit at 1979–80 level of £7,020 per annum.
2 Upper earnings limit at today's level of £20,280 per annum.
§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out the(a) marginal and (b) cumulative reduction in revenue for successive reductions by steps of £10 per week of the upper earnings limit for employees' national insurance contributions from its current level, and corresponding figures for increasing the lower earnings limit by steps of £10 per week.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 23 January 1992]: The information requested is in the tables.
(a) Upper earnings limit £ Marginal cost1£ million Cumulative cost1£ million 2390 — — 380 -100 -100 370 -150 -250 360 -150 -400 350 -150 -550 340 -150 -700 330 -200 -900 320 -200 -1,100 310 -200 -1,300 300 -250 -1,550 290 -250 -1,800 280 -250 -2,050 270 -250 -2,300 260 -300 -2,600 250 -300 -2,900 240 -350 -3,250 230 -350 -3,600 220 -400 -4,000 210 -400 -4,400 200 -450 -4,850 190 -450 -5,300 180 -500 -5,800 170 -500 -6,300 160 -550 -6,850 150 -550 -7,400 140 -600 -8,000 130 -600 -8,600 120 -650 -9,250 110 -650 -9,900 100 -650 -10,550 90 -700 -11,250 80 -700 -11,950 70 -700 -12,650 60 -750 -13,400 1Employees' contributions only; assumes an unchanged basis for employers' contributions. 2 Current limit. 323W
(b) Lower £ millions earnings limit £ 1Marginal cost 1Cumulative cost 252 — — 62 -600 -600 72 -600 -1,200 82 -550 -1,750 92 -550 -2,300 102 -550 -2,850 112 -550 -3,400
(b) Lower £ millions earnings limit £ 1Marginal cost 1Cumulative cost 122 -550 -3,950 132 -550 -4,500 142 -500 -5,000 152 -500 -5,500 162 -500 -6,000 172 -500 -6,500 182 -500 -7,000 192 -500 -7,500 202 -450 -7,950 212 -450 -8,400 222 -450 -8,850 232 -400 -9,250 242 -400 -9,650 252 -400 -10,050 262 -350 -10,400 272 -350 -10,750 282 -350 -11,100 292 -300 -11,400 302 -300 -11,700 312 -300 -12,000 322 -300 -12,300 332 -250 -12,550 342 -250 -12,800 352 -250 -13,050 362 -250 -13,300 372 -200 -13,500 382 -200 -13,700 1 Employees' contributions only; assumes an unchanged basis for employers' contributions. 2 Current limit.
§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people would be affected by a reduction in the ceiling of employees' national insurance payments for each £10 per week reduction and cumulatively at each stage up to a reduction of £150 per week; and what would be the cost and cumulative cost in each case.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 4 February 1992]: The information requested is in the table.
(Thousands) (£ millions) Upper earnings limit (£) Numbers affected by change in UEL Cumulative effect Marginal cost1 Cumulative cost1 390 2— — — — 380 200 200 -100 -100 370 300 500 -150 -250 360 300 800 -150 -400 350 300 1,100 -150 -550 340 300 1,400 -150 -700 330 400 1,800 -200 -900 320 400 2,200 -200 -1,100 310 400 2,600 -200 -1,300 300 400 3,000 -250 -1,550 290 400 3,400 -250 -1,800 280 500 3,900 -250 -2,050 270 500 4,400 -250 -2,300 260 500 4,900 -300 -2,600 250 500 5,400 -300 -2,900 240 500 5,900 -350 -3,250 1Employees' contributions only; assumes an unchanged basis for employers' contributions. 2 Current limit.