Asked by: Beccy Cooper (Labour - Worthing West)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of tax incentives for retail and hospitality employers to employ people aged 18 to 21 years old.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Businesses can already claim a number of employer NICs reliefs including those for under-21s and under-25 apprentices. This means employers will pay no employer NICs for apprentices under 25 or employees under 21 on earnings up to £50,270.
Asked by: Beccy Cooper (Labour - Worthing West)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to expand the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to milk based drinks.
Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
The SDIL is internationally recognised as a successful tax intervention, with measurable reformulation and consequent health impacts.
As with all taxes, the Government keeps SDIL under review as part of its Budget process.