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EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

		2008	2007
LEL	Lower earning limit per week	£90	£87
UEL	Upper earning limit per week	£770	£670

NI Data 2008 / 2009
Employee's Contributions	Contracted In	Contracted Out
Weekly Earnings £105.01 - £770	11.00%	9.40%
Over £770	1.00%	1.00%

Employer's Contributions		Salary-related Schemes	Money Purchase Schemes
Weekly earnings £105.01 - £770	12.80%	9.1%	11.4%
Weekly earnings over £770	12.80%	12.80%	12.80%

Class 1A and Class 1B	12.80%
Class 2 (self-employed)	Flat rate £2.30 per week
Class 3 (Voluntary contributions)	£8.10 per week
Class 4 (self-employed)	Profits £5,435-£40,040 per year : 8%
	Profits over £40,040 per year : 1%

NI Data 2007 / 2008
Employee's Contributions	Contracted In	Contracted Out
Weekly Earnings £100.01 - £670	11.00%	9.40%
Over £670	1.00%	1.00%

Employer's Contributions		Salary-related Schemes	Money Purchase Schemes
Weekly earnings £100.01 - £670	12.80%	9.1%	11.4%
Weekly earnings over £670	12.80%	12.80%	12.80%

Class 1A and Class 1B	12.80%
Class 2 (self-employed)	Flat rate £2.20 per week
Class 3 (Voluntary contributions)	£7.80 per week
Class 4 (self-employed)	Profits £5,225-£34,840 per year : 8%
	Profits over £34,840 per year : 1%

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