High Stakes: Brown's Push for Gambling Levy to Fight Child Poverty A major policy discussion is emerging after former prime minister Gordon Brown made a public appeal to Chancellor Rachel Reeves. He advocates for implementing a significant tax hike on the gambling sector. He proposes using the generated funds to eliminate key benefit restrictions in…
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HMRC Blunder Threatens Pensions of Self-Employed Britons A significant administrative error at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) could lead to a major reduction in the state pension for thousands of self-employed individuals across Britain. Tax specialists have sounded the alarm, highlighting that numerous people received erroneous refunds for their payments toward National Insurance. This mistake…
Italy's Great Divide: The €13.5 Billion Gamble to Bridge the Messina Strait The government in Rome has given its definitive endorsement to a monumental and fiercely debated €13.5 billion initiative to erect a suspension bridge that would be the longest in the world. This ambitious structure is intended to create a permanent link between the…
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