Dan Peters Emily Twinch 29 January 2025

HMRC does not know how much National Insurance it collects from councils

HMRC does not know how much National Insurance it collects from councils image
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HMRC has said it does not hold data on employers National Insurance Contribution (NIC) payments received from principal local authorities.

Lead chief executive on the finance and investment workstream for the District Councils' Network (DCN), Ian Miller, had called for the Treasury to use actual HMRC data when working out how much to compensate councils for the increase in employers' NICs.

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