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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Government face rebellion on workers rights
The government could face the biggest Commons rebellion since the beginning of Gordon Brown's premiership, over a private members bill designed to give more rights to agency workers.
23 Feb 2008 |
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Tesco willing to help limit cheap alcohol
Tesco has said that it would be willing to co-work with the government to create legislation which limits the ability to sell cut-price alcohol. The supermarket chain has called upon government ministers to take a lead in the issue, saying that competition laws prevent them from artificially raising prices.
21 Feb 2008 |
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Government still plans to tax non-doms
The government said on Tuesday it was ready to go ahead with a levy on wealthy foreigners who have so far been able to legally avoid paying UK tax, despite calls for the plans to be scrapped.
13 Feb 2008 |
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Philippine officials deny "kidnapping" accusations
Philippine government officials strongly dismissed allegations on Monday that a witness in a controversial multi-million dollar telecoms deal was "kidnapped" to stop him from testifying in a Senate inquiry.
11 Feb 2008 |
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Swiss government seen ruling out aid for UBS
Switzerland would not come to the rescue of subprime-stricken bank UBS, even if the credit crisis were to hurt its business further, the country's finance minister was quoted as saying.
07 Feb 2008 |
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U.N. urges support for Chad's government
The U.N. Security Council urged countries on Monday to support Chad's government against rebels, opening the way for foreign aid to help thousands who have fled a two-day assault on the capital.
05 Feb 2008 |
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"Hit the rich" to cut council tax
Taxing the super-rich could pay for widespread cuts in council tax, a think-tank has proposed. The New Local Government Network (NLGN) proposed charging those who earn more than 200,000 pounds per year an additional 10 percent in income tax.
24 Jan 2008 |
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Asian stocks cheer talk of U.S. bond insurer bailout
Most major Asian share markets rose on Thursday, lifted by banks and financials after the U.S. government outlined a plan to rescue battered bond insurers and stave off a fresh round of billion-dollar writedowns.
24 Jan 2008 |
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