{
  "id": 1456902,
  "title": "Burnham urged to reverse National Insurance hike with firms stuck in 'low-hire, low-fire' mode",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/burnham-urged-to-reverse-national-insurance-hike-with-firms-stuck-in",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T08:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16057713/Burnham-urged-reverse-National-Insurance-hike-firms-stuck-low-hire-low-fire-mode.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Andy Burnham has been urged to ease the cost of doing business as new data shows British firms' hiring plans have been stuck at historic lows since last spring.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}