Work and Pensions Secretary welcomes latest tax cuts

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride welcomed the Government's latest tax cuts, saying it will be a "driver of people into employment." The chancellor is cutting the main rate of national insurance contributions paid by workers from 12% to 10%, which he said would benefit 27 million people.

He also announced changes to the national insurance paid by those who are self-employed.

Report by Kennedyl.

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