From the beginning of January to the end of February this year. nearly 10,000 so-called Swiss franc affairs. This is nearly 2% more than in the corresponding period of last year. Almost half of the lawsuits were filed with the District Court in Warsaw. The next places are the units in Gdańsk, Poznań and Wrocław.more
Millions of households across the country will be hit with another cost of living hike they don’t need: a rise in their council tax. But for some boroughs, that’s on top of an already staggering council tax bill. Step forward, Kingston Upon Thames council.more
Today's "Fakt" reports that ZUS is already preparing to pay out thirteenth month allowances. Since the government has decided to exempt them from tax, the benefit "per hand" will be higher by around 220 PLN.more
Russian Sperbank announced yesterday that Apple has closed the loophole that allows the use of Russian MIR cards in the Apple Pay payment system. In the next few days, Apple will suspend all operations on previously added cards, Reuters reported.more
In six large cities, new flats rose in price by 17 per cent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year. On the secondary market, dwellings increased by 13 percent. - According to NBP data. The bank's analysts point out that the sector will be affected in the coming periods by rising interest rates and the war in Ukraine.more
Frauds are frauds. They can be for a bump, for a lumberjack, for a covid. Poles defraud from insurance even 4 billion zlotys a year. And this amount is growing - writes today's "Gazeta Wyborcza".more
British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak announced a series of measures to alleviate the problem of rising costs of living, but warned that the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the economy are difficult to predict, and that sanctions against Russia will not be painless.more
NatWest plans to enter the buy now, pay later (BNPL) market, enabling customers to split their purchases into several repayments from this summer.
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The UK's annual inflation rate rose to 6.2 per cent in February, the first time in 30 years that the 6 per cent level has been exceeded. - Office for National Statistics reported today.more
The zloty depreciated against the dollar today, following the appreciation of the American currency. In relation to the euro, the performance of the Polish currency remains at a similar level - the European currency costs below PLN 4.70.more
People aged between 20 and 39 are the most likely to have reported being scammed in the past year, accounting for almost two in five of reports to Action Fraud.more
As economists argue, in the coming months inflation in Poland will remain at a high level, amounting to approx. 10%. However, there is no shortage of opinions that we will not avoid the double-digit indicator. The Russian-Ukrainian war is mainly associated with such risks as an increase in energy prices in the world and the weakening of our currency.more
KLM and Air France have raised ticket prices on intercontinental flights due to soaring oil prices. A KLM spokesman confirms that prices will be 30-40 euros higher in economy class, while business class travellers have to pay 100 euros more.more
The zloty lost significantly versus the euro today. The single currency exchange rate at approx. At 16:45 it was PLN 4.71, which means an increase in the value of the euro by about 0.7%. The zloty depreciated even more against the dollar.more
Household appliances consume the most electricity in homes, and at least 2 million households have appliances older than 10 years. The new one can use up to 70 percent. less energy - you can read in today's Rzeczpospolita.more
After a brief stop in Istanbul, a private jet linked to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich landed in Moscow today. Abramovich is Putin's "cashier" in the West, according to the authors of a journalistic investigation presented yesterday on the BBC Panorama programme.more
A senior official previously charged with vetting the Treasury's plans has told the BBC chancellor Rishi Sunak can afford to postpone April's tax rises.more