[Opinion] Political opinion: John Milne MP condemns government's national insurance hike, warning of its harmful impact on pharmacies

Political opinion: John Milne MP condemns government's national insurance hike, warning of its harmful impact on pharmacies

Horsham’s MP, John Milne has strongly condemned the government's decision to increase employer National Insurance Contributions (NICs), warning that the move could have damaging consequences for local pharmacies and patient care.

PM faces calls to exempt hospices from tax rises - Prospect Hospice

Hospices are in the news again this week. In Prime Minister’s question (PMQ) time on Wednesday 19 March, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey both urged the prime minister to exempt hospices and other providers of health services from the increase in National Insurance contributions, but Labour MPs voted against the move. Sir Keir Starmer said hospices and other organisations had already received extra suppo…

BREAKING NEWS: Government votes to reject health and care NICs exemption

The Government has voted to reject a Liberal Democrat amendment to exempt health and care providers from a rise in NICs.

MPs overturn exemption for care providers from national insurance contributions rise

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. MPs have overturned an exemption for adult social care providers from the forthcoming increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs), in what leaders have described as a “devastating blow” to the sector. In a vote today, they rejected House of Lords amendments to the legislation introducing the NICs rise that would have exempt…