Ending national insurance will not happen ‘any time soon’, Hunt concedes
Jeremy Hunt has conceded the newly stated Conservative aim to end national insurance altogether will not happen “any time soon”, despite leaving the door open for more pre-election giveaways.
The Chancellor spent around £10 billion on the 2p cut to national insurance in his spring Budget, although experts have said the UK tax burden is still set to reach a record high.
During broadcast interviews on Thursday, Mr Hunt said he wants to “end the unfairness” of the system but that eliminating contributions altogether would be a “huge thing to do”.
The Tory has said its long-term aim is to eliminate what it calls a “double tax on work” in the form of national insurance and
