National Insurance Contributions Bill

Explanatory Notes

Overview of the Bill

1 The Bill deals with the following matters:

Introduces a new zero-rate of secondary Class 1 National Insurance contributions (NICs) relief for employers of Freeport employees.

Introduces a new zero-rate of secondary Class 1 NICs relief for employers of armed forces veterans.

Introduces an exemption for self-isolation support scheme payments from Class 2 and Class 4 NICs.

Widens the existing power to make regulations that impose requirements to disclose information in relation to arrangements that aim to avoid NICs.

 

7 September 2021