It would be “morally wrong” to let “our children pay for our health care and our adult social care,” said Sajid Javid. Speaking to BBC Breakfast, the Minister for Health said: The choice for us as a country is either to put that money on ourselves now, and if we do not do it ourselves, we will have to borrow it. And that mortgages the future of our children and grandchildren. I think not only is it financially wrong and it carries more risks to public finances, I think it is morally wrong. Why do our children have to pay for our health care and our adult social care? They will have several challenges as they grow older. I think this will be the wrong approach. 31 minutes ago 10:01 Graeme Values Financial pressures on many households and businesses in the UK have intensified today, as national insurance rates are being lifted to raise funds for the NHS and social care. Despite the cost-of-living crisis, the government has pushed through its manifesto, which toppled the rise in national security by 1.25 percentage points, announced last September. The move means that millions of employees will start paying higher contributions to National Insurance from today, the start of the new tax year. Businesses will also see their contributions increase, at a time when they are already facing rising costs. Dividend income tax rates are also up 1.25 percentage points. Business groups, unions and some Conservative MPs had pushed the government to delay growth, given the financial pressures on employees and companies. The “Health and Social Care Entry” is expected to raise about 12 12 billion a year to tackle the NHS pandemic, as well as to reform routine services. Today’s changes mean that those earning more than 9. 9,880 will now be liable for 13.25% NI contributions, up from 12%. Profits over .2 50,270 will be charged at an interest rate of 3.25%, from 2%. However, from July, national insurance will only be charged for gains in excess of 12 12,570, as Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a 3. 3,000 increase to the NI threshold in last month’s spring statement. This will deduct a total of about two million employees from direct tax (if they earn less than 12 12,570 a year). According to the Resolution Foundation, anyone earning less than 32 32,000 a year will be better off combining these two policies by July. Changes in UK national insurance Photo: Resolution Foundation However, there are other changes starting for the new tax year, including the freezing of income tax limits. This will entice more people to pay taxes or more taxes if their wages increase in the coming years. This will make it harder for households to cope with rising costs, such as rising energy bills last week. April 2022 will see the cost-of-living crisis in the UK intensify as energy prices soar by more than half overnight, pushing 5 million English households into fuel anxiety, even taking into account recently announced support measures the Chancellor: pic.twitter.com/6O4gOARCCp – Resolution Foundation (@resfoundation) April 5, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended National Insurance increases, saying the health service needed extra resources: We need to be there for our NHS the same way it is there for us. Covid has led the longest waiting lists we have ever seen, so we will deliver millions more scans, controls and features to the largest coverage program in NHS history. We know this will not be a quick fix and we know we can not fix waiting lists without fixing social care. Our reforms will put an end once and for all to the tough lottery of spiraling and unpredictable care costs and bring the NHS and social care closer together. The contribution is the necessary, fair and responsible next step, providing our health and care system with the long-term funding it needs as we recover from the pandemic. The government says the levy means:

From today, the health and social care contribution will start raising billions to tackle Covid’s outstanding issues and reform routine services 39 billion over the next three years to put health and care services on a sustainable footing Levy will offer the largest coverage program in NHS history and end rising social care costs

You can watch the business liveblog that currently covers in detail the rise of national insurance: 35 minutes ago 09:56 One thing no government can control is NHS demand, the health minister said. When asked when the NHS waiting list will start to fall, Sajid Javid told BBC Breakfast: I was very straightforward about that. What we can do in the NHS is increase activity levels, and that is exactly what this extra funding is going to do. The only thing no government can control is the demand for the NHS, especially at the back of a pandemic. We estimate that some 11 million people were left out of the NHS during the outbreak of the pandemic. I think we can all understand why this happened. I want these people to come back. I want them to know that the NHS is there, that it is open to them. I want them to look. What I do not know, no one knows, is the percentage of these people who will return. Is it 50%? Is it 70% or 30%? That’s why it’s so hard to put a number on where the waiting list goes. It is already at six million and will go higher before it starts coming down. 51 minutes ago 09:41 The chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which published a report on “acute labor shortages” in the food industry and agriculture, said he “hoped” the Home Office was listening to the concerns. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 today, Neil Parish said: I am optimistic that the Ministry of Interior is listening, but it must listen to it and do something about it instead of just leaving it and it will be solved, because it will not do it. 1 hour ago 09:36 Joanna Partridge Chronic shortages of workers in the food and agriculture sectors as a result of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic could push food prices even higher and lead to the need to import more, lawmakers warned. MEPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said the sector had half a million vacancies in August last year, representing one-eighth of all roles. Huge labor shortages in the food industry have led to the decay of uncultivated crops, the slaughter of healthy pigs on farms due to lack of workers in meat processing plants and the disruption of the food supply chain, as well as food security threats. Βασιλείου. The committee – chaired by Conservative MP Neil Parish, along with five other Conservatives, four Labor MPs and a Scottish National colleague – wrote in a report that the labor shortage was “the single biggest factor affecting the industry”. . The food industry is the UK’s largest manufacturing sector, but lawmakers have issued a stern warning that it could shrink permanently if the government does not address severe labor shortages, which could lead to wage increases, price increases, cuts. competitiveness and, ultimately, in food production. exported abroad. They found that food and agriculture companies were severely affected by the shortage of workers, with the pig sector being particularly affected, causing a crisis in domestic production. The industrial associations had previously claimed that as a result 40 independent farms left the industry. Farmers have long warned of a shortage of workers, as many overseas workers returned home during the pandemic, and Brexit has reduced the number of EU temporary workers who can travel to the UK on a seasonal visa program. work. Read more here: 1 hour before 09:33

Ed Davey: Tories increase national insurance “just in time”

The increase in national security for millions of workers is unfair and comes at the wrong time as the nation faces a cost-of-life crisis, said Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey. He told BBC Breakfast that “the NHS and the healthcare system need money, but it has to be done right.” Regarding the rise of national insurance, he said: It does not tax the unearned income of very rich people. It does not tax the income of the owners. It puts all the weight on employees – that’s wrong. Yes, we need more money for the NHS and social care. The Conservatives were deprived of money and one reason the pandemic was so severe was that the Tories had underfunded the NHS. He said the income tax could rise to a pound a pound because it “disperses the burden and ensures that rich people pay their fair share”. Davey told the program: The problem we have right now is that the Conservatives are not only taking an unfair approach to NHS funding, but they are raising that tax at the wrong time. Updated at 09.40 BST 1 hour before 09:23 Nicola Slauson The health minister defended the decision to increase national insurance for millions of workers as he argued that it was “right to pay for what we are going to use as a country”. Sajid Javid told Sky News that it was “necessary” because of the effects of the pandemic, which will have an impact for years. The new contribution to health and social care starts today. All the funding raised from this will go to the additional 39 billion we will spend over the next three years on health and social care. It will pay the NHS for activity levels that are about 130% of the pre-pandemic, it will be nine million more scans, tests and procedures, which means people will show up much earlier. Why is any of this necessary, whether it is health or social care? It is due to the effects of the pandemic. We know it is unprecedented. It was the biggest challenge in our lives. The impact of this will continue for many years. He added: You asked me about the law. When we spend money on public services, whether it is the NHS or anything else, for that matter, money can only come from two …