Plans to increase National Insurance levels for self-employed people - announced in the Budget last week - have been dropped. Chancellor Philip Hammond has said the government will not proceed with the increases which were criticised for breaking a 2015 manifesto pledge. Why do you think the government changed its mind?

Plans to increase National Insurance levels for self‑employed people - announced in the Budget last week - have been dropped. Chancellor Philip Hammond has said the government will not proceed with the increases which were criticised for breaking a 2015 manifesto pledge. Why do you think the government changed its mind? Published on 16 March 2017 → Survey conducted on 16 March 2017 on 4287 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Because of concerns on how the decision would have impacted the self-employed

Because it did not want to break the promise made in the 2015 manifesto

16%

Because of concerns on how the original decision would have impacted the image of the Conservative party

37%

Because they didn't think they'd be able to get Parliament to vote for the increase

15%

Other

Don't know

21%

Because of concerns on how the decision would have impacted the self-employed

Because it did not want to break the promise made in the 2015 manifesto

16%

Because of concerns on how the original decision would have impacted the image of the Conservative party

37%

Because they didn't think they'd be able to get Parliament to vote for the increase

15%

Other

Don't know

21%

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