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Will the increase in national insurance jeopardise economic recovery?

The government plans to raise National Insurance Contributions by 1 per cent in April 2011 to close the public spending deficit. Business leaders have argued that this is a 'tax on jobs', and the CIPD and other organisations have started a petition against this plan. Do you agree that this NIC hike could risk the economic recovery? Vote now in our online poll.

Yes
75%

No
25%

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