Petition · past parliament

Exempt self employed subbies from Class 4 national insurance contributions.

Closed 44 signatures

What the petition asks

From 2015, self employed people have to pay 9% national insurance on all profits over £8000 which brings your total yearly tax up to near a whopping 29% per year. Previously self employed people only had to pay a rate of £2.80 per week class 2 national insurance as they were not directly employed.

Timeline

14 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Oct 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 44
Status Closed
Opened 14 Apr 2016
Closed 14 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.