Opposition parties have pushed for the prime minister to exempt hospices and healthcare services from an impending increase in National Insurance contributions, effective April. While the NHS will be protected from this rise—from 13.8% to 15%—private providers such as hospices and care homes would not. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey emphasized the need for these exemptions, while Labour's Sir Keir Starmer pointed out prior funding support for hospices and argued that the tax increase is necessary for NHS investment.
The NHS and rest of the public sector will be exempt from the tax hike, but private hospices, care homes, and pharmacies will not be protected.
Kemi Badenoch urged exemptions for hospices and care providers, but Sir Keir Starmer emphasized that the tax rise was essential for NHS funding.
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