Chancellor adopts FSB proposal to help 500,000 small firms
We are very pleased to see the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak adopting our top ask for this Spring Statement: uprating the Employment Allowance to help small employers with national insurance costs, says Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chair Martin McTague.
We originally put forward the Employment Allowance as a targeted measure to help small firms, and it has now been expanded three times since its creation.
Together with a cut to fuel duty, these measures will provide crucial breathing space for our embattled small employers.
Read more about this announcement on the Cumbria 24 website.