The total burden of PIT and social insurance premiums in the case of teachers who received money for overtime for January could reach up to 90% of gross pay. A person who was supposed to get extra salary of about PLN 750 received PLN 16 - writes "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more
Rishi Sunak has warned households suffering from Britain’s worsening cost of living crisis to brace themselves for further increases in energy costs later this year, as critics said his £9bn emergency package was insufficient to prevent millions more struggling with fuel poverty.more
The amount of awards in case of winning a medal by the Polish representative at the Beijing Games is the same as in all editions of the Olympic competition since 2012. Gold is 120 thousand zlotys, silver - 80 thousand, and bronze - 50 thousand.more
Employees in response to rising costs of living should not ask for too large increases, as it will drive inflation even more. suggested Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England (BoE).more
The Bank of England (BoE) today raised its main interest rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent in response to rising inflation in the United Kingdom. This is the second interest rate hike in a row.more
Most of the products subject to zero VAT fell from a few to several dozen groszy. It is hard to expect that this will change the situation in trade with the galloping costs of energy, wages and raw materials - reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more
The incentive to convert loans is declining. Customers do not want to pay higher installments in PLN. This may change if the ECB also raises rates - reports today's "Puls Biznesu".more
The increase in UK social security contributions planned from April to be allocated to the NHS will take place, once again Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak made clear.more
The government needs to do "a lot more" to help people struggling with the cost of living, a minister has said, as some Tory MPs called for a rise in National Insurance to be delayed.
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U.S. officials fear that because British authorities have tolerated money from shady sources flowing into London for years, they will not be able to impose effective sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Times writes today.more
More than three million people have yet to file their self-assessment tax return just days before an, albeit less stringent, deadline of 31 January.more
The fashion for Swiss franc loans was initiated in Europe 30 years ago by the Austrians. In this way, they financed not only the purchase of a house or flat, but also other current expenses. Over the years, the Swiss currency seemed extremely stable and the low interest rate kept the installments low. Of course, for a while. The crisis of 2008 and its aftermath changed a lot.more
The Business Secretary has said households will need to wait until March to find out if a scheme reportedly under consideration to hand out £500 one-off payments to help with energy bills will go ahead.
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At the end of last year, the lowest pension paid was PLN 0.42 and the highest was PLN 17,293.21. Pensions of more than PLN 10,000 were collected by nearly 2,500 people, of which almost 90 percent were men, according to data made available by the family and social policy department.more
The British government is considering intervention in the energy market to limit the effects of rising energy prices on households, reports the Financial Times. Without intervention, from April, the maximum price ceiling for individual customers will increase by approx. 50 percent.more
Aldi has narrowly beaten its rival Lidl to be named the cheapest supermarket of the year, as grocery prices rose by up to 9% over the past 12 months, according to an annual survey.more
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased inequality and poverty in the world: the planet's 10 richest people doubled their fortunes, and the situation of 99 percent. mankind has deteriorated, Oxfam reports today. The organization calls for the taxation of the profits of the super-rich and to allocate them to, inter alia, for vaccines.more