Public sector unions had warned rise would hurt their members, erasing pay increases government has just agreed
Rachel Reeves has decided not to raise tax on pensions contributions in this month’s budget, after public sector unions warned that doing so would hurt their members.
The chancellor is understood to have decided against the move, which had been considered as one of a number of tax rises designed to repair the hole in the public finances.
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The head of FEMA is calling out “false” criticism of the agency following Hurricane Helene, insisting officials have been on the ground since before the storm hit Florida. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been under fire in recent days amid allegations that officials have misused government funding for illegal migrants and have not been…
An Oklahoma man whose execution by the state has been postponed multiple times, including three close calls in which he consumed his “last meals,” has found an unlikely ally in his effort to vacate his murder conviction. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican, contends that prosecutors hid evidence in Richard Glossip’s trial for the…
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Curs valutar BNR, marți, 8 octombrie 2024. Banca Națională a României va transmite la ora 13:00, cursul valutar pentru monedele relevante de pe piața monetară. FANATIK vă oferă detalii imediat ce cursul valutar se publică în raportul BNR, așa cum se întâmplă în fiecare zi de săptămână. Curs valutar BNR, marți, 8 octombrie 2024. Cum…
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A passenger on a flight apparently tried to take a seat 27 rows ahead of her assigned seat — and other travelers were not letting the bold move slide. A Reddit user recently took to the subreddit thread “r/AmericanAirlines” to discuss the moment which has people reacting. The user said in a post that although people…
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