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Don’t exempt Indian workers from NI, abolish it altogether

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09.05.2025

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 18: UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (L) during a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi as he attends the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Keir Starmer is attending his first G20 Summit since he was elected Prime Minister of the UK. He is expected to hold talks with President Xi Jinping of China, the first time a UK PM has done so for six years. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

The row over Indian visas is really a sign of how misleading and poorly-understood the tax system is, says John Oxley

The row over National Insurance exemptions for Indian workers shows the difficulty the government has in balancing trade deals with concerns about immigration. It also points to the confusions which abound around National Insurance and, ultimately, why it is time to give that tax the boot.

Really, exempting Indian secondees shouldn’t be that controversial. We already have similar deals in place with other countries. While........

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