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Nearly half of Poles plan to spend an average of PLN 50 to PLN 100 per person on a Christmas gift, according to a report by UCE Research and the BLIX Group. This year, as in the previous year, Poles will most often prepare gifts for 4-5 people and give them mainly cosmetic products.more

35 percent of Poles believe that spending on food will consume a larger part of the Christmas budget, according to the Kantar Public report. At the same time, 29 percent of respondents plan to allocate smaller amounts for gifts, and 17 percent. wants to reduce the portions of prepared dishes.more

Inflation is soaring in the UK as people are hit by higher prices for everyday essentials. This online tool will help you discover what is contributing to your household’s cost of living increases. more

Former UK PM Boris Johnson earned more than £1 million from speeches he gave in the three months after he was forced to step down, the Register of Members' Financial Interests, updated yesterday, showed.more

The Bank of England (BoE) today raised the main interest rate from 3 per cent to 3.5 per cent, putting it at its highest level since 2008. This is the ninth consecutive interest rate hike.more

The highest pension paid by ZUS to a woman is over PLN 26 thousand; this person retired at the age of 81. Among men, the highest benefit is PLN 37.8 thousand. In this case, the age of retirement is 85, informed the President of ZUS, Professor Gertruda Uścińska.more

Up to 100,000 nurses from England, Wales and Northern Ireland are today taking part in the first mass strike in the 106-year history of their professional body, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The nurses are demanding pay rises of 19 per cent.more

The British government yesterday announced an increase in the amount that people hosting Ukrainian refugees in their homes receive as a thank you from £350 to £500 a month, but this higher amount will only be paid after a year.more

Sadiq Khan has been given the green light by ministers to continue to use council tax to bail out Transport for London. In a statement, issued by Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove, the government has agreed to allow London’s Mayor to add an additional £20 to benchmark Band D council tax bills from next April to help TfL balance its day-to-day budget.more

Price growth in the UK has slowed, which gives hope that the peak of inflation is over. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today that the annual inflation rate was 10.7% in November, down from 11.1% in October.more

One in four children of working parents are planning to offer up their gift or pocket money to help their family cover the costs over Christmas, new research suggests.more

If in doubt, one should first of all check the regulations and contact details of the e-shop, writes today's Rzeczpospolita.more

As workers across the UK prepare for strike action over pay, it has emerged that 2022 has been the worst year for real wage growth in nearly half a century.more

Renters are being pummelled by the cost of living crisis, emerging as the household type most likely to be struggling to afford housing costs and energy bills.more

The government has announced what it describes as one of the biggest overhauls of financial regulation for more than three decades. It says the package of more than 30 reforms will "cut red tape" and "turbocharge growth".more

Energy provider Pinergy has on Friday announced a 14% hike in electricity prices which will add around €320 to a typical household’s annual bill.more

House prices fell at their fastest rate since the start of the financial crisis last month as the toxic fallout from Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-Budget sent the property market plunging.more

Talks have broken down between the union and Royal Mail, a spokesman said, adding that Royal Mail managers are "refusing to budge with their 'best and final' offer". more

Train passengers are to be told to only travel next week if it is absolutely necessary, even if rail worker strikes are called off at the last minute. Workers at the UK's biggest rail union, the RMT, will walk out on 13-14 and 16-17 December causing major disruption.more

The first coinage featuring King Charles III will appear on the 50p coin in circulation in post offices around the UK from Thursday.more

More than 3 million low-income UK households cannot afford to heat their homes, according to research, as a “dangerously cold” weather front arrived from the Arctic.more

Another scandal has erupted in the UK over personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts during the Covid-19 pandemic, with Baroness Michelle Mone at the centre of it, who was alleged to have made £30m from public money as a result.more

More of us are dying all the time than before the pandemic. In 48 weeks this year, 408,000 people died in Poland. This is 30 thousand more than in 2019. - writes today's 'Dziennik Gazeta Prawna'.more

In 2022 and 2023, the purchasing power of the inhabitants of the Netherlands will be lower by 4%. - informs the Central Planning Bureau (CPB). Wage growth is not keeping pace with high inflation, the CPB estimates.more

Fresh rail strikes have been announced for Christmas Eve with the walkout threatening to hit celebrations and travel over the festive weekend.more