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28 per cent of people in the Netherlands are worried that they will not have enough money for food, according to a study by the Dutch Red Cross. At the same time, due to inflation, the number of new trade union members is growing rapidly, reports the daily De Telegraaf.more

Rishi Sunak’s government is said to considering proposals to give over-50s tax breaks for getting back into work after a career break. The Treasury is discussing plans to encourage people to return to Britain’s workforce by offering them tax incentives, according to The Times.more

Price rises in the UK slowed for a second month in a row but the cost of food including milk, cheese and eggs kept inflation at a 40-year high.more

Tens of thousands of nurses in England went on another strike today demanding pay rises. However, UK Health Minister Steve Barclay warned that meeting the demands would mean cuts in spending on medical services for patients.more

Almost one in 10 UK pet owners are considering giving up their companion to cope with cost-of-living pressures, a report says. Almost a fifth of owners (18 per cent) are already falling into debt to pay for their pets’ care, while 25 per cent said they will not take their pet to the vet due to high costs, online pet marketplace Pets4Homes found.more

In 2022, the average annual inflation rate in Germany was 7.9 percent, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced.more

Marks & Spencer has said it will create 3,400 jobs across Britain as part of plans to revamp its stores. It plans to open eight "full-line" stores - which stock clothes, food and homeware - in cities such as Liverpool, Birmingham and Leeds in the next year.more

Wages have grown at the fastest rate in more than 20 years, but are still failing to keep up with rising prices. Average pay, including and excluding bonuses, rose by 6.4% between September and November compared to the same time last year, official figures show.more

Even by 6-8 percent, and only during the quarter, the prices of large premises in Poland fell. Poles are moving to the rental market. The government, in turn, threatens to speed up work on taxation of wholesale purchases of premises - we can read in today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's said people are shopping more in-store, as they want to see what they are buying amid the cost-of-living crisis.more

Money borrowed to pay for Christmas could take years to repay, according to debt advice charity StepChange.more

Heavily rising prices are a pain not only for Poles. They worry around 90 per cent of our continent's inhabitants, according to an IBRiS survey published today in Rzeczpospolita.more

The boss of Norwegian energy giant Equinor has said he does not expect gas and electricity bills to return to the levels they were before Covid.more

House prices have fallen at their fast rate in more than a decade in Denmark, one of the most expensive property markets in Europe – and analysts fear the UK could be next. In the third quarter of 2022 in Denmark house prices fell by 3.8%.more

Citizens Advice has called for a ban on energy companies "forcing" customers onto prepayment meters because they are struggling to pay bills.more

UK councils issued an average of nearly 20,000 parking fines each day last year, according to new analysis. Figures obtained by Churchill Motor Insurance suggest fines were handed out by local authorities at a daily rate of 19,631 in 2022. That is a 12% rise from the previous year.more

The UK economy grew in November, not the contraction analysts had expected, meaning the country is unlikely to be in recession yet, the ONS said on Friday.more

Two more large strikes were announced yesterday by British trade unions - over 70,000 will go on strike for 18 days. employees at 150 universities, and a one-day protest will be carried out by approx. 100,000. civil servants.more

"There are currently about 20-25 percent of CHF contracts in the courts, and it is expected that there will be another as many" - says attorney Andrzej Zorski, who has been dealing with this topic for six years.more

The Government said it will introduce new passport fees for all applications on February 2, which will affect those newly applying or renewing their passport. more

There are three little words every jobseeker dreads seeing: Dependent on experience. more

The UK budget loses billions of pounds every year through uncollected taxes and the current tax backlog - £42 billion - is just under the amount expected to be raised by the austerity package announced in the autumn, MPs on the public accounts committee pointed out yesterday.more

Tomorrow's Friday 13 January may not necessarily be unlucky in the US. It could turn out to be lucky for the winner of the Mega Millions lottery grand prize, valued at $1.35 billion.more

A budget airline is ending all flights in and out of Cardiff Airport. Wizz Air suspended its winter flights in August, over running costs and has now cited the economic climate as the reason for this decision. The Welsh government, which owns the airport, described the move as "surprising".more

The CSO data shows that the proportion of income saved has increased significantly. Could this be the effect of interest rate rises? - reports "Puls Biznesu" today.more