Pieniądze

Almost 2.6 million adult Poles live with their parents, i.e. 172 thousand. more than in 2019 - according to the published analysis of HRE Investments. In total, almost half (47.5%) of Poles aged 25-34 remain in family homes.more

As part of this year's Christmas gifts, Poles in the country will spend the most on cosmetics, toys and clothes - according to a survey conducted among customers of Polish shopping malls. More than half of the respondents will spend up to PLN 500 on gifts, which every third person plans to spend up to PLN 1,000.more

Self-employed and contractors including nurses and social workers hit over ‘disguised remuneration schemes’more

Would you grass up your neighbour? Taxman pays informants to help catch fraudsters.more

It is unclear whether the government's Kickstart scheme is creating quality job placements for 16-24 year olds, a watchdog says.more

A third of small business owners predict their best festive season for five years after a post-pandemic spending splurge.more

South Korea is the most materialistic of the 17 developed societies in the Pew Research Center's survey, in which researchers asked 18,500 people, which gives meaning to their lives, reported the daily Dzoson Ilbo.more

More than half of working Poles save regularly, while nearly 2/3 of respondents admit that putting money aside is associated with a strong cut in current expenses - according to the Pracuj.pl survey published today.more

The Netherlands continues to be attractive to companies and criminals to avoid paying taxes and concealing money through so-called letterbox companies, says a government commission set up to investigate the activities of tax avoidance companies in a report released yesterday.more

Companies are being urged to stop asking interviewees about their previous salary over concerns it keeps women earning less than men, a charity has said.more

Around 2.4m more taxpayers are in debt to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as tax debt is at more than double its pre-pandemic levels, according to a spending watchdog. more

The ‘real’ living wage will top £11 an hour in London from Monday, when 300,000 people across the UK can expect for a pay rise. more

Two new market forecasts predict London to see growth of between two and 10 per cent next year. more

Christmas is just around the corner - or, if the rate at which festive light displays are popping up around London is anything to go by, it’s already here.more

Boris Johnson has hit back at sleaze allegations, insisting the UK is not "remotely a corrupt country". The prime minister said MPs faced "tough" scrutiny - and those who broke the rules should be punished.more

Uber will raise prices in London tomorrow for the first time in four years. Journey costs will rise by 10% across Greater London as the company attempts to lure drivers back after lockdown.more

Food prices are rising at their fastest pace since August 2020, figures from data firm Kantar suggest, as supply chain disruption continues.more

Britain has backed a $546 million Rolls-Royce funding round to develop the country's first small modular nuclear reactor, in a drive to reach net zero carbon emissions and promote new technology with export potential.more

In the case of the electricity trading tariff, the increase will be two-digit. We want to publish new tariff rates for next year by December 17, said the President of the Polish Energy Regulatory Office.more

More than a quarter of Tory MPs have second jobs with firms whose activities range from gambling to private healthcare, making more than £4m in extra earnings in a year, Guardian analysis has found.more

The BBC licence fee is likely to be frozen for two years to help families hit hard by the cost of living crisis, according to reports. more

An Oxford professor has said state reform of universities may be necessary as he claimed they had lost their moral compass by accepting donations from a trust set up by the late Max Mosley.more

8 percent residents of the European Union were not able to adequately heat their home in 2020 - these are the results of a survey by the European Statistical Office. This problem was most severe in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Cyprus, where over 20 percent of respondents admitted that it is too cold in their homes.more

19 percent of the respondents stated that their financial situation had improved in the last 12 months; 42 percent claims that at that time did not notice any changes in their material status, 39 percent however, that their material status has deteriorated - it follows from the IBRiS survey for "Rzeczpospolita".more

One of Oxford University's colleges, Linacre College, said it would change its name after receiving a record donation from Vietnamese richest Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. This sparked controversy in both the United Kingdom and Vietnam.more