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SI 2024/289 The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2024

Published on: 07 March 2024
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Specialist Tax Statutory Instruments

Article summary

These Regulations amend SI 2001/1004 to disregard from earnings two new social security benefit payments in order to exempt them from Class 1 National Insurance Contributions (NICs).

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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