National Insurance slashed for workers as Jeremy Hunt confirms 'Union tax cut'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : It's the second time in six months the UK Government has reduced the starter rate for National Insurance, with the tax now kicking in at eight per cent.
50% : The Scottish Government has powers over income tax levels north of the Border but National Insurance remains reserved to Westminster.
48% : Scots workers earning £29,000 and above already pay higher income tax than those living elsewhere in the UK.
47% : But also because Conservatives know lower tax means higher growth.
43% : He told MPs: "Because we are delivering the Prime Minister's economic priorities, we can now help families not just with temporary cost-of- living support but with permanent cuts in taxation.
42% : Scots workers will receive a "Union tax cut" after Jeremy Hunt confirmed today that National Insurance will be reduced by two per cent.

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