‘We will see closures’: The industries hit hardest by national insurance hike
People working in nurseries, retail, hospitality, small businesses and care have told Sky News of the tangible effects the increase will have on them.
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The Beckford Group's Dan Brod, Kate Rumsey from Rumsey's Chocolates and Chef Aktar Islam
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Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, said parents are yet again having to pay the price for the government's actions. Pic: Pregnant Then Screwed
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Dan Brod, co-owner of The Beckford Group, said the government does not value hospitality as an industry. Pic: The Beckford Group
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Chef/owner Aktar Islam, who runs Opheem in Birmingham, said the rise will cost him up to £120,000 more this year. Pic: Opheem
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Big retailers have warned the NIC rise will lead to higher prices, job cuts and store closures. File pic: PA
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Kate Rumsey, who runs Rumsey's Chocolates in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, said they are being forced to take a short-term view to survive. Pic: Rumsey's Chocolates
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Raj Sehgal said his family-owned group of care homes will need £360,000 extra this year for the NIC hike
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