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Poles believe that inflation is much higher than the data of the Central Statistical Office would indicate - according to the United Surveys survey for RMF FM and "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". According to Poles, the prices of consumer goods and services increased by almost 30 percent during the year.more

Fines will be waived for anyone who submits their self-assessment tax return up to a month after the normal deadline of 31 January.more

It is impossible to know yet how high household energy bills might go after the next review of the price cap, one energy boss has told the BBC.more

The British weekly "Economist" placed Poland on the 6th place in the ranking of countries whose economies have dealt best with the pandemic. The criteria taken into account are the growth of GDP and household income, the condition of the stock exchange, investment expenditure and the state debt.more

The BBC licence fee could be scrapped completely and replaced by a Government grant with viewers paying a subscription fee, similar to Netflix, according to former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale. more

Report says climate crisis and Covid have fuelled demand for plant-based foods, secondhand goods and greener gadgets.more

Consumer spending rises 5.9% compared to 2019 as pandemic prompts lifestyle changes.more

Flatpack furniture specialist Ikea has confirmed it has increased the average price of products in its UK stores by 10% due to rising supply chain costs.more

Millions of families are facing a "year of the squeeze" in 2022, a think tank has warned.more

According to a study by ManpowerGroup, every second company from the banking, finance, insurance and real estate sector wants to hire new employees in Q1 2022. Reductions of jobs are anticipated by 14 percent. organization, while 36 percent. wants to leave the number of employees unchanged.more

The chancellor needs to "get his act together" and provide support for struggling hospitality businesses, the boss of two restaurant chains has said. more

Investec says regulator or government will have to implement ‘mitigating actions’ to soften blow.more

The Bank of England (BoE) announced yesterday that its main interest rate was raised from a record low of 0.1%. to 0.25%, which is a reaction to higher than expected increase in inflation.more

Key industries including transport and healthcare are being hit by staff shortages as the wave of Omicron infections spreads across the UK.more

The cost of living surged by 5.1% in the 12 months to November, up from 4.2% the month before, and its highest level since September 2011. more

43% of companies in Poland intend to hire new employees between January and March 2022, while 19% plan to cut jobs, according to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey for Q1 2022. This is the highest result since 2008.more

The British government is considering closing all pubs in England and banning New Years parties amid record numbers of infections with the new coronavirus variant. At the same time, British business owners accused the government of "quietly implementing a lockdown".more

Digitisation of the entire collection of the Natural History Museum in London could contribute more than £2 billion to the global economy. The findings of analysis commissioned by the institution are reported in the journal Research Ideas and Outcomes.more

Nearly one in two Poles (48.8%) will do less shopping for Christmas this year, according to the SW Research survey published yesterday on rp.pl. 24.2% of respondents do not plan to save money over Christmas.more

Three-quarters of affluent Londoners expect London to continue as Europe’s leading financial centre over the coming decade, according to research from the wealth manager, Saltus.more

France has obtained 93 percent of the fishing licences it requested from the UK after Brexit, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune announced today. We are aiming to obtain around 60 more licences, he added.more

Poland is the fifth largest producer of chocolate products in the European Union and the fourth largest exporter in the world. And Christmas is a harvest time for chocolate confectionery manufacturers - writes today's issue of "Rzeczpospolita".more

The US inflation rate rose 6.8% over the last year, the highest increase since 1982, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning.more

Today is the deadline imposed by the European Commission for resolving the dispute over the UK's allocation of fishing licences to French fishermen. London does not recognise this date. The authorities in Paris have announced that they will resort to legal measures at EU level if the deadline is not met.more

Britain is experiencing its worst ever outbreak of bird flu, Agriculture and Environment Minister George Eustice declared yesterday. The country's chief vet said half a million birds had already been culled because of it.more