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Sales of home accessories and furniture rose sharply in March, as people ate out less to save money and entertained at home instead, new figures suggest. more

The acreage of asparagus, grown mainly in the Brandenburg area, shrank this year. The offer of this "harbinger of spring on a plate" was limited during Easter this year, the portal of the daily newspaper Welt describes. Seasonal workers are mostly Poles and Romanians - many job offers are still directed to them.more

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Every year, cashless payments break new popularity records, and there are already over 1.2 million POS payment terminals on the Polish market, all of which are adapted to accept contactless and mobile payments. However, there are still so-called White stains.more

A new tax year has now started with calls for people to be "diligent" with their finances due to tax, pension and benefit rules.more

More than half of UK consumers have cut back on discretional spending since the start of the year, with nearly two-thirds choosing to reduce the amount they spend on eating out, according to research from KPMG. more

According to economists surveyed by "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna", GDP will grow slightly this year. Consumption will fail to do so, the "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reported today.more

Unemployed workers are “job ghosting” companies with fake applications so they can continue to receive benefits, one of Britain's biggest employers has claimed. Swissport, an airport ground handling company with 55,000 staff around the world, said a growing number of would-be employees appear to be gaming the system to prove they are looking for work.more

Three-month extension of energy price guarantee welcomed but key state support schemes expiring. Millions of people across the UK continue to struggle with soaring bills as the cost of living crisis goes on. more

The chairman of Tesco, the UK's biggest retailer, says he cannot forecast when rises in food prices will peak. But John Allan said the supermarket was "doing our bit" to help customers cope with the impact of high inflation. more

The number of new businesses opening in the capital is now being outstripped by closures for the first time in six years, figures show. London is the worst region for closures in the UK after suffering a net loss of 7,695 local enterprises in 2022.more

Passport Office workers are beginning a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions.more

Amazon workers in Coventry - the first in the UK to strike - are to take a further six days of industrial action in a continuing dispute over pay. Strikes by GMB union members will be from 16 to 18 April and 21 to 23 April. It follows action earlier this year.more

Around 1.7 million workers will get a “significant” pay boost when the national minimum wage (NLW) increases from Saturday – but food price inflation continues to outstrip rises in earnings during the cost of living crisis.more

The UK economy performed better than previously estimated at the end of last year, revised official figures show. It was previously thought the economy had not grown in the last three months of 2022, but new Office for National Statistics data shows it grew by 0.1%.more

Workers are being warned to not miss out on a hefty payment. People are entitled to a tax refund with the average amount around €1,880 per person. However, many people can be overwhelmed by the process of claiming back money so here is a simple step-by-step guide on how to easily do it.more

The British public has more confidence in the EU than the UK parliament, a new survey has found in a remarkable turnaround of a trend lasting decades.more

A new plan to cut greenhouse gases and lower energy costs by investing in renewable energy and nuclear is being unveiled by the government. Ministers say they want the UK to have the cheapest electricity in Europe by 2035, but admit the strategy is unlikely to bring down bills next year.more

A rise in the state pension age to 68 will not be brought forward yet, the government is to announce. Those born on or after 5 April 1977 will be the first cohort to work to 68, under current plans. A 2017 government review suggested expanding this include to those born in the late 1960s.more

Millions of Brits will be hit by two major changes to NHS prescription charges this week. Most will have to pay more for their prescriptions as of April 1, after the Government unveiled plans to increase charges in line with inflation. more

The number of homes available to rent in the UK has fallen by a third over the past 18 months.more

Experts claim Ireland could become a cashless society within five years after contactless payments soared by almost a third in a year. A study conducted by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland found almost €18bn in contactless payments were made last year - the highest level recorded since 2016 and a jump of almost 32% on 2021.more

The cost of living crisis should start to ease within weeks, the Governor of the Bank of England said last night.more

Water firms have been encouraged to be more “creative” in how they charge customers to help them cut bills and save supplies. Under new Ofwat rules, Affinity Water, which supplies households across south-east England, will charge around 1,500 pre-selected households a cheaper rate for using a lower amount of water.more

Barclays has announced plans to close 14 more bank branches across England and Wales. It follows an announcement in January that 15 branches would close.more