18-05-2025
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
India National Insurance Deal is not what they say it is
Right now, Farage and the right-wing press are stirring up outrage — claiming the UK is giving Indian workers 'special tax breaks.'
But here's the truth: This is NOT a tax break for all Indian workers. It's a standard exemption for a small group of seconded workers — people temporarily sent to the UK by their company, usually for just a few years.
They don't pay National Insurance twice — once here and once at home. That's it. And guess what? British workers posted abroad get the same deal.
We've had this arrangement with the US, Japan, and others for years. No headlines then. No outrage. But now it's India, they want you angry. They want you divided.
Indian workers will still pay the same tax the rest of us do. This isn't about fairness. It's about fear. It's about blaming migrants instead of confronting the real problem.
Many thanks,
Andrew Nutt,
Bargoed
