 But the Prime Minister's official spokesperson said: 'That has proceeded through the House.' Mr Sunak's Press Secretary added: 'Obviously there was action taken in the last six weeks and the former Prime Minister and the Chancellor. 'It's now gone through the house and it's been voted on.' Asked if the levy was a mistake, she said: 'The Prime Minister as Chancellor was very clear about ensuring money that was being spent was properly funded. "The former former Prime Minister and the Chancellor agreed that extra funding for the NHS to deal with the backlogs and tackling social care reform was something that was a priority.' But she added 'obviously we've been through a lot since then.' But she did not totally rule out discussions about National Insurance contributions going up in the future. Abolishing the National Insurance rise was one of the few deci){kind=link}
Number 10 today said the new Prime Minister does not intend to re-introduce a 1.25% rise in National Insurance rise, which was brought in to help the NHS and social care recover from Covid crisis
Rishi Sunak WON’T bring back a National Insurance hike in the immediate future, Number 10 has confirmed.
The Prime Minister’s immediate predecessor, Liz Truss, this month scrapped his 1.25% increase, which was brought in to help the NHS and social care recover from the Covid crisis.
There had been speculation that Mr Sunak could revert to his original plan after Ms Truss was booted out of office following a Tory rebellion.
National Insurance contributions had increased from 12% to 13.25% in April after a 1.25 percentage point rise was introduced.