Government scraps plans to abolish Class 2 National Insurance Contributions
Good news for the lowest paid, but we question why HMRC has completely rolled back plans that would have benefited 3.4 million people.
National Insurance Contributions could become an unaffordable luxury for low-earning authors
Writers, illustrators and translators earning less than £6205 per year can currently make voluntary payments of £2.95 a week towards the state pension and other contributory benefits, in the form of Class 2 NICs.