Boost youth jobs by cutting employers' national insurance, MPs urge
A select committee says it has heard "overwhelming evidence" that rising employment costs are reducing training and job vacancies.
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"It'll improve policy coherence so no policy unintentionally pulls against attempts to help more young people into work."
— Debbie Abrahams , Politician
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A select committee says it has heard "overwhelming evidence" that rising employment costs are reducing training and job vacancies.
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