A hospice says a rise in National Insurance (NI) employers contributions will cost it £300,000 a year and "significantly impact" services. St Margaret's Hospice in Taunton, Somerset, has joined other charities calling for an exemption to the increase announced in last week's Budget.

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The supermarket will have to pay £250 million more for each of the next five years under a Labour government, according to analysis by Morgan Stanley.