§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 3 March 1998,Official Report, column 567, if he will make a statement amending paragraph 3.32 of the Red Book to reflect those ranges of weekly earnings in which employers will pay higher employer's NICs in respect of employees earning between £81 and £450 a week.[36441]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 26 March 1998]It is estimated that employer's national insurance contribution will rise in respect of approximately 2.1 million employees earning between £81 and £450 a week.