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Employment contributions (increases in earnings ceilings). 
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8.—(1) Section 10 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by— 
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(a) the substitution in subsection (1)(c) of “£25,400” for “£-549200” (inserted by section 8(1)(b) of the Act of 1998), 
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(b) the substitution in subsection (1)(d) (i) and (ii) of “£280” for “£-579” (inserted by section 8(1)(c) of the Act of 1998), and 
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(c) the substitution in subsection (1)(e) of “£35,000” for “£-599000” (inserted by section 8(1)(d) of the Act of 1998). 
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(2) This section shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1999. 
 
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