National Insurance forecasts during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↑ 14.1%+£13.6bn £ billion
National Insurance forecasts rose by 14.1% over the period, from £96.6bn £ billion (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to £110.3bn (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: £96.6bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: £110.3bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
National Insurance contributions in cash terms: the outturn as the OBR last knew it, with every official forecast for the same year.
Doesn’t measure: Employee and employer contributions separately.