Class 2 NICs are to be abolished from 2018, in a move calculated to give a tax cut of more than £130 for 3m self-employed workers
Currently about 3
4m people pay Class 2 NICs at a rate of £2
80 a week, which contributes to their state pension entitlement and other benefits
Sources - Financial Times, Daily Mail, The Sun, The Times, Budget 2016,
