AQW 16359/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Finance
To ask the Minister of Finance to detail the estimated the cost of paying the entirety of the contributions that the employers of furloughed workers are obliged to pay, such as National Insurance and pensions contributions.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 15 March 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 15 March 2021
- Answer due by
- 31 March 2021
- Answered
- 26 March 202111 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Finance
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department does not have access to the taxpayer data required to make such an estimate. This would be a matter for HMRC which administers the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and holds this information.